Attack the Block

R 6.7
2011 1 hr 28 min Action , Comedy , Science Fiction

A teen gang in a South London housing estate must team up with the other residents to protect their neighbourhood from a terrifying alien invasion.

  • Cast:
    John Boyega , Jodie Whittaker , Nick Frost , Alex Esmail , Luke Treadaway , Selom Awadzi , Franz Drameh

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Reviews

Nessieldwi
2011/07/29

Very interesting film. Was caught on the premise when seeing the trailer but unsure as to what the outcome would be for the showing. As it turns out, it was a very good film.

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Dynamixor
2011/07/30

The performances transcend the film's tropes, grounding it in characters that feel more complete than this subgenre often produces.

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Sameeha Pugh
2011/07/31

It is encouraging that the film ends so strongly.Otherwise, it wouldn't have been a particularly memorable film

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Guillelmina
2011/08/01

The film's masterful storytelling did its job. The message was clear. No need to overdo.

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cricketbat
2011/08/02

Attack the Block is a lot of fun. At first, I was a little put off by the young thug protagonists, and I could barely understand what anyone was saying (ClearPlay muting every other word didn't help), but soon I got caught up in the story. This movie features some awesomely creepy creature effects and it ended up having a heart, too, which I didn't expect. I would definitely watch this one again.

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soniaquebec
2011/08/03

I just could't get over those young criminals and I truly didn't care about what happened to them. The aliens were actually doing everyone a favor by /injuring killing them. The action takes way too much time to happened, it's too dark and the special effects are laughable. he characters are just caricatures of American gangs and they just are ridicule. I love science fiction movies but this one is just a big waste of time.

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MartinHafer
2011/08/04

I am not a huge fan of horror films and the reasons I chose to see this film was because it featured John Boyega in a pre-Star Wars part and because the plot is creative. Overall, I found it to be watchable but nothing I'd jump to recommend. I do, however, admire the film's ability to tell the story with a very small budget. The plot involves a tough London neighborhood which is invaded by weird alien creatures. These things are NOT particularly nice and when the cops don't seem to be coming to the rescue, the local junior hoods rise to the occasion and declare all out war on them.If you do watch this film, understand that the story is very, very simple and the language is raw. Aliens versus punks and that's about it. But it manages to work well for what it is. My only qualms is understanding some of the language....it's hard for many to understand the slang and accents so I'd strongly recommend you turn on the closed captions unless you can easily follow the dialog.

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yespat
2011/08/05

The title of this review is the movie. If you are a fan of Ali G, chances are good you'll enjoy it. I think the target audience though is underprivileged u.k. kids. Even so, I enjoyed it a lot, more than I thought I would. And the lead actor, the kid who plays Moses, is a young Denzel Washington. A lot of excitement, some scary aliens with blue teeth and a reasonably OK story. Certainly offers more than a lot of films.

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