
Variety
Brit comedian-TV presenter Joe Cornish emerges fully formed as an exciting new writer-helmer with his enormously appealing debut feature, Attack the Block.
Full reviewBritish 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.
LessBrit comedian-TV presenter Joe Cornish emerges fully formed as an exciting new writer-helmer with his enormously appealing debut feature, Attack the Block.
Full reviewAfter 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.
Full reviewIt's a doozy, offering tight and imaginative camerawork, electric thrills, and a sharp, twisty script that plays like a social satire.
Full reviewThis movie wants and needs to come at you like a beast in the dark. Allow it.
Full reviewAn entertaining thriller in the tradition of 1970s B-action films, with an unknown cast, energetic special effects and great energy.
Full reviewSpirited and exciting, Attack the Block is so-called geek cinema done right.
Full reviewThere's a vaguely Spielbergian quality to Cornish's skill at balancing the sense of shared adventure with genuine danger.
Full reviewThere could be a few more scares and laughs, but it's a blast to be drawn into this urban ecosystem.
Full reviewSmart, commercial, original and, particularly in an outstanding slo-mo climax, unashamedly cinematic.
Full reviewAttack the Block is available to stream in New Zealand now on Google Play and Apple TV.
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