Review of Attack the Block (2011) by Brandon W — 19 Mar 2016

Attack The Block is directed and written by Joe Cornish, and it stars Jodie Whittaker, John Boyega, and Nick Frost in science fiction comedy-horror film about a teenager gang that come across an alien creature, so they killed it, and even more creatures come to Earth to kill them, and they are even bigger and more menacing.

I remember watching this a few years ago, and loving it a lot, so when Star Wars: The Force Awakens came out and I watched that, I wanted to come back to this movie for the reasoning that John Boyega is in this movie.

So after watching Attack the Block, it holds up really well and is a British classic to me. In the beginning, the gang already does something despicable which got me worried that I'm not going to like the characters as they are the main ones, but throughout the film, they were beginning to win me over as I'm starting to enjoy the characters.

The way they talk threw me off at the beginning, but it didn't took me away from the film as the dialogue is really good and it honestly sounds proper. The creature design looks really good and creepy looking, and there is a great balance of humor and horror.

The action is exciting to watch, and I really cared for the characters to survive. The score by Basement Jaxx and Steven Price is very catchy and always a delight to listen. Attack the Block is a fantastic movie that I'm glad that it has a cult following.