Review of Attack the Block (2011) by Steve B — 15 Jan 2013

A gang of youths defend their tower block against the most unlikely of enemy.

Here we have a great little UK movie that harkens back to those great SF / horror movies of the 80's. The cast of young actors all play their roles to the max, and at times you can actually believe that they are a gang living in the block. The aliens are very well designed and remind me of the monster from 'An American Werewolf In London', with added glowing teeth. The plot is very well written and even though it is an allegory on how the poorest of locations have the strongest sense of community, the great mix of humour and action keeps the viewer entertained all the way through. The ending does get a little silly, and the hoards of chanting people really doesn't seem to fit in with the tone and feel of the rest of the movie. All in all, this is a great little movie, that I would recommend to anyone.