I went into this movie with low expectations and was pleasantly surprised if not blown away. It was well shot and acted with a cohesive story and an interesting plot. It did feel somewhat by the books and never felt wholly original but for what it was I thought it was decent. Micheal Ward and Stephen Odubola were both good as the central duo and I thought Richie Campbell really stood out as one of the best performances playing Ward's brother, I didn't feel like Karla-Simone Spence was given enough character development but she did a good job with what was given to her. The films big creative move was having the director, Rapman, appear sporadically to rap about the events we have just seen. It's an interesting idea which I don't think was used to it's full potential, mainly because the rapping itself is nothing special, I can't proclaim to be an expert of the genre but I was not impressed, as well as that he's telling us what we've just seen, never adding another layer just repeating things. Still, I liked the anti-gang message and the way the threat posed by gang violence escalated as the film progressed. It wasn't a great film but it had some interesting themes and got it's message across cohesively. Dialogue may be slightly incomprehensible to someone who isn't well versed in British street talk but it's overall a good film that people should watch. 7/10.
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