Attack the Block
British sci-fi horror about a teen gang in South London defending their block from an alien invasion. Remeniscent of 80s horror films like Gremlins, with the splatter of Peter Jackson's Brain Dead.
This is the feature debut from director Joe Cornish, who co-wrote The Adventures of Tintin: Secret of the Unicorn. Executive produced by Edgar Wright (Hot Fuzz, Shaun of the Dead) and featuring a score by Basement Jaxx.
- Director:
- Joe Cornish (feature debut, TV's 'The Adam and Joe Show')
- Writer:
- Joe Cornish
- Cast:
- Nick FrostJodie WhittakerLuke TreadawayJoey AnsahFlaminia CinqueChris Wilson
Reviews & comments
Absolutely awful, low budget rubbish
Can you give no stars? The story is ridiculously stupid and illogical in every sense. What a total utter and complete load of tosh. A testosterone-filled movie with aliens and baseball bats, encouraging teenagers to make like gangs and get aggressive when something gets crossed with their "block". Absolutely horrible script felt like a eight year old wrote...
Variety
pressBrit comedian-TV presenter Joe Cornish emerges fully formed as an exciting new writer-helmer with his enormously appealing debut feature, Attack the Block.
Total Film
pressAfter the self-consciously epic, po-faced stylings of Skyline and Battle: Los Angeles, Block sticks it to E.T. with a bracing blast of teen spirit.
The New Yorker
pressIt's a doozy, offering tight and imaginative camerawork, electric thrills, and a sharp, twisty script that plays like a social satire.
Rolling Stone
pressThis movie wants and needs to come at you like a beast in the dark. Allow it.
Roger Ebert
pressAn entertaining thriller in the tradition of 1970s B-action films, with an unknown cast, energetic special effects and great energy.
Los Angeles Times
pressSpirited and exciting, Attack the Block is so-called geek cinema done right.
Hollywood Reporter
pressThere's a vaguely Spielbergian quality to Cornish's skill at balancing the sense of shared adventure with genuine danger.
Entertainment Weekly
pressThere could be a few more scares and laughs, but it's a blast to be drawn into this urban ecosystem.
Empire Magazine
pressSmart, commercial, original and, particularly in an outstanding slo-mo climax, unashamedly cinematic.
Variety
pressBrit comedian-TV presenter Joe Cornish emerges fully formed as an exciting new writer-helmer with his enormously appealing debut feature, Attack the Block.
Total Film
pressAfter the self-consciously epic, po-faced stylings of Skyline and Battle: Los Angeles, Block sticks it to E.T. with a bracing blast of teen spirit.
The New Yorker
pressIt's a doozy, offering tight and imaginative camerawork, electric thrills, and a sharp, twisty script that plays like a social satire.
Rolling Stone
pressThis movie wants and needs to come at you like a beast in the dark. Allow it.
Roger Ebert
pressAn entertaining thriller in the tradition of 1970s B-action films, with an unknown cast, energetic special effects and great energy.
Los Angeles Times
pressSpirited and exciting, Attack the Block is so-called geek cinema done right.
Hollywood Reporter
pressThere's a vaguely Spielbergian quality to Cornish's skill at balancing the sense of shared adventure with genuine danger.
Entertainment Weekly
pressThere could be a few more scares and laughs, but it's a blast to be drawn into this urban ecosystem.
Empire Magazine
pressSmart, commercial, original and, particularly in an outstanding slo-mo climax, unashamedly cinematic.
Absolutely awful, low budget rubbish
Can you give no stars? The story is ridiculously stupid and illogical in every sense. What a total utter and complete load of tosh. A testosterone-filled movie with aliens and baseball bats, encouraging teenagers to make like gangs and get aggressive when something gets crossed with their "block". Absolutely horrible script felt like a eight year old...
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