Review of Kidulthood (2006) by Justin F — 21 Jun 2010
This is terrible. Why 4 stars, I can only think all the cast and their friends have voted or those who are fans of the music of The Streets? The acting from almost everyone is a shocker and I was just waiting for Vicky Pollard to turn up and say "yeah but, no but". The only exceptions are Noel Clarke who is usually good at playing a bully and the dude who plays Trifes Uncle (complete nutter). Id like to see Clarke play more different roles though like the one he played in Doctor Who.
My main reason for disliking this is that the film is not positive in any way I couldnt warm to any of the characters and I found myself wishing that theyd all get shot at the end. This includes most of the kids parents in the film as very few of them were shown in a positive light the worst of which was "cool mum" who urged her daughter to wear a condom whilst she was being physically abused in her bedroom by her boyfriend.
The film tries to be gritty and at times succeeds but is totally trounced in this area by films such as Fish Tank & Harry Brown.
This review of Kidulthood (2006) was written by Justin F on 21 Jun 2010.
Kidulthood has generally received positive reviews.
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