More than cheeky whippersnappers (Kidulthood Special Edition (DVD))

Member Name: dangaroo

Product:	Kidulthood Special Edition (DVD)
Date:	14/09/09 (50 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: Good acting all round

Disadvantages: The slang used may annoy some viewers

Kidulthood was released in 2006, I actually saw its sequel Adulthood ahead of it and whilst both work reasonably well on their own, it would definitely be recommended to watch them in order to be able to get more insight into Adulthood.

Kidulthood follows the situation surround the lives of several schoolchildren, mischevious teenagers that are essentially quite chavvy. Some are however more extreme than others - that includes the thug, gangster wannabe Sam played excellently by Noel Clarke, this guy really has no redeeming features in the film and definitely leads the way in dislikeable characters as he embarks on a film full of bullying and under age sex.

I would say that this film does contain one of the most releastic bullying scenes in a film to date starring girls and shows one of the characters "Trevor" trying to work out whether he wants to be a bad boy working for his gangster uncle or a good one with his girlfriend Alisha.

This film is a rather bleak drama, there's a couple of brutal moments, not a lot of cheer but the occasional funny moment and I actually enjoyed it a fair bit. I wouldn't like to comment how realistic it is, having nothing to do with such circles!

You can't help but feel that both this film and its sequel seem to jump on the bandwagon of the youth gangs and shooting news that plies the newspapers these days and therefore appeals to a relatively wide audience by appealing to both youths of today and elders who are perhaps keen for an insight into it (albeit one they might struggle to understand considering the usage of the odd Jamaican wannabe accent that seems to be sweeping the city at the moment)

Summary: Quite a tight little drama