"Allow it."
The excellent and carefully-structured trailer for Attack The Block generated much buzz and accented the comedic element. It is something of a surprise that not only is the actual film very funny, it is also an extremely effective alien-invasion-horror. Writer/director Joe Cornish creates a snappy, tightly- constructed and energetic movie and gets uniformly excellent performances from a mostly young cast, led by a towering focused turn by John Boyega as gang-leader Moses. Once you get past the unsettlingly joyless racial and authority stereotyping, the film's rather obvious fundamental messages of tolerance, understanding and brotherhood win the day. With characters you genuinely care about, a terrific Chemical Brothers soundtrack and the genuinely creative craft on display, Attack The Block is an exciting, amusing and immensely enjoyable movie that does not disappoint.
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