totally overrated,, couldn't quite enjoy this film, good special fx, but weak characters and absolutely no plot :(

This film has just bumped 28 Days Later to #2 in my favourite English films of all time SEQUEL PLEASE!!!!!!!!

I felt this film didn't quite reach its potential, but I still enjoyed it all the same. Being Aussie, I particularly enjoyed the vernacular - it's nice to experience a different set of colloquialisms.

Loved this!

I agree with Fatalmuzza regarding the protagonists; they are painted as villians to begin with and it's a hard grind to try and change that perception once the film kicks into gear. They are villians, we shouldn't like them. It's a morality play that has been done a hundred times, and to their credit they hold Moses' (a controlled John Boyega) hard exterior for all but a few moments. It's not until the final shot it slips and I thought "Geezer" :)

Having grown up in E/SE London "The Block" is still a strangly familiar setting after *many* years (the more things change, the more they stay the same). "Probs" and "Mayhem" remind me of my mates little brothers which left me torn between wanting them to have an epic moment and getting eaten.

Jodie Whittaker (who was great in "Venus" with Peter o'Toole) is cute and kind of has a Jewel Staite (Firefly) look about her at times.

Attack the Block had been a strong recommendation, it wasn't quite what I expected, but I enjoyed the ride.