Attack the Block Movie Review

I’d heard a lot of good things about this film and watched it last night. Low budget alien invasion movies are a dime a dozen but this film sets itself apart by quality cinematography, good acting and overall style. The project kids are tough and maligned in life, but their humanity shines though as they defend their London housing block, with their Alamo a weed farm on the 39th floor.

One Line Synopsis

London ghetto kids battle furry aliens with green florescent teeth.

Director

Joe Cornish

Screenplay

Joe Cornish

Standout Actors

Hi Hatz, without a doubt. Alex Esmail as Pest did a great job, also.

Best Bit Part

The little dead alien with the big feet.

Imaginative and well executed for a low-budget alien invasion flick. The luminous green teeth on the aliens were cool, as was the black fur. The actors, except for one, are unknown in the United States making the movie even more alluring. The accents were so heavy the movie could have used subtitles. I would love to see a Detroit or maybe Chicago version of this.

Grade : A-