Attack the Block [2011]
Attack the Block is electric, youthful and brimming with energy. The alien design is a particular triumph. Sadly, its teen protagonists are obnoxious, dimwitted thugs, an unshakable fact that makes it hard to root for these kids and even harder to like this modern British offering. Jodie Whitaker plays Sam, the sole sympathetic character in the film. Continuing the 2010-2011 trend of predominantly electronic scores (The Social Network, Hanna, Drive, Contagion, among others), duo Basement Jaxx supplies the music for this action comedy. This, along with the quick pace and swift camerawork, makes Attack the Block sufficiently fun, but it would’ve been much more engrossing if we actually cared whether these idiots die or not.
The kids were thugs, yes. But British thugs with accents that actually hid a surprisingly sweet center. I loved the way they all became friends and banded together to “save the block”. Smart, stylish, inventive and exciting. Sorry you didn’t like it. It was so much fun for me. One of the top 5 films of the year!
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God, I absolutely hated those kids! I found them extremely unlikable and with no redeeming qualities. I know there was other stuff going on but I really couldn’t enjoy a movie with so much loathsome characters.
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