Review of Adulthood (2008) by Paul P — 03 Jun 2012

Set 6 years after Kidulthood, not a lot has changed.

Following Noel Clarke's Sam as he is released from prison after the events in Kidulthood, we are plunged back into the world of hoodies and dealers that we spent time with before. The story is pretty generic and the only character who seems to have genuinely moved on is Sam. This is where the flick has problems and the main one for me is Adam Deacon's character of Jay who is the instigator of the main events inthe film. I just didn't buy him in this and his attempts to be tough just didn't convince. Chuck in a cameo from everyones favourite geezer Danny Dyer which is full on hilarious in it's lame execution and its a pretty inconsistent flick all round.

I quite like Noel Clarke as a film maker and I just hope that he moves away from material like this in the future as it is getting a little old now.