Attack the Block (2011)

****

The pre-buzz for this film had me thinking back to the days before Shaun of the Dead, not just because it was Produced by Edgar Wright, but because it had the same feel to it. Joe Cornish is somebody I have loved and respected for many years, most notably for the Adam and Joe show that used to grace our screens.

Personally speaking (which is the whole point of this blog) this movie delivered on every level. It's never going to be an Oscar contender or be considered for the top 250 list on imdb, but it deliveres in terms of a directors first effort, a wonderful snippet of the talent still to come from one Joe Cornish.
It was funny in parts without trying too hard, gruesome, gritty and well thought out. Yes, I did think that the so-called gang language was a bit over exaggerated at times but that was probably intentional. My only fears for the film was that it was going to go down the route of something like Eden Lake or F with it's typical image of hoodies and gang culture. For once it actually blended aspects of those films with a little bit of Edgar Wright's humour and movie references.

I really did have a fun time with it and that's coming from someone who sat through the entire film with a large group of loud talking teens and giggling girls, a minor blemish on an otherwise fun film for me.