Over at Moving Pictures, I reviewed this summer’s answer to District 9, Moon, and Monsters.
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| Writer-director Joe Cornish’s freshman outing “Attack the Block,” produced for an estimated £9 million (roughly $14 million), delivers a superior diversion, grounded in a quality script and innovative direction. |
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| Masterfully manipulating his meager budget, Cornish effectively employs actors in suits, rather than the now-standard and more costly digital portrayal, for his scary monsters and uses his native South London as the gritty backdrop. With age-appropriate actors, fronted by the mesmerizing newcomer Boyega, the motivations and emotions of the clever and impetuous group lend an air of realism to an otherwise absurd concept. |
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| An exciting, often humorous and unique 88 minutes, “Attack the Block,” much like the movies mentioned above, heralds a major new imaginative filmmaker. See it now before Hollywood spits out the inevitable crappy remake. |
Check out the rest of my review at Moving Pictures.