6/10
Violent, edgy update your street slang (uk south London street slang)
23 October 2006
Warning: Spoilers
Another comment on here states that this is "lock stock" without the jokes and yes, to a large degree this is the case.

This is a very well shot, gangster movie. Most of the protagonists are south Londoners and in this case, unlike lock-stock, they are black.

This follows one crew who enter the world of distributing crack cocaine (to tell you why would be a spoiler) and there quest to get bigger and better.

It deals well with the interaction of the local police and touches upon the "new" violent gun culture that has appeared in the UK over the past few years, since crack-cocaine have entered the market.

This is well written and very well shot. However the story doesn't always hold together and while the main lead female character is strong, 2 of the leading men don't quite attain this high standard.

Please note, there are scenes of violence in this film as shocking as the first time you saw Joe Pesci do something ridiculous in "casino" The music is authentic and enjoyable and "bullet boy" however is a tighter and more engaging movie
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