My one issue with this film is that it is too short and also it is a very basic premise, otherwise this film is some really amazing British film making. Having grown up on a tower block in London, I can say that the depiction of the kids in this film is very accurate as they are just kids trying to be adults and what I love about this film is the moment the alien invasion starts, all of the characters start to show their true colours.
The premise is super simple, group of youths mug a lady at the start and then have to help / team up with the lady to get through the night and take down these aliens which have chosen to invade a small area in South London. But the simplicity is the reason this film is super rewatchable, the direction in this film from Joe Cornish is great and I would love to see him work on more Star Wars films or bigger budget sci-fi films.
Also, everyone acts their parts really well with John Boyega (Moses) and Jumayn Hunter (Hi-Hatz) absolutely stealing the show. I also think that the way the film can go from a serious moment to a really funny moment is so great. If you have teenage kids then I recommend watching this film with them and I am sure you will all have fun with it, just don't take it too seriously.
Review by Kevin SocialBlockedParent2020-06-16T13:05:14Z
My one issue with this film is that it is too short and also it is a very basic premise, otherwise this film is some really amazing British film making. Having grown up on a tower block in London, I can say that the depiction of the kids in this film is very accurate as they are just kids trying to be adults and what I love about this film is the moment the alien invasion starts, all of the characters start to show their true colours.
The premise is super simple, group of youths mug a lady at the start and then have to help / team up with the lady to get through the night and take down these aliens which have chosen to invade a small area in South London. But the simplicity is the reason this film is super rewatchable, the direction in this film from Joe Cornish is great and I would love to see him work on more Star Wars films or bigger budget sci-fi films.
Also, everyone acts their parts really well with John Boyega (Moses) and Jumayn Hunter (Hi-Hatz) absolutely stealing the show. I also think that the way the film can go from a serious moment to a really funny moment is so great. If you have teenage kids then I recommend watching this film with them and I am sure you will all have fun with it, just don't take it too seriously.