A Crappy Premise Executed Well

Rating: 7/10 (26 June 2008)

I liked this movie, it was a very entertaining piece about gangs in London. However, there really isn't much more to it than fighting and I think it's a overrated in that sense. It is very fun to watch and even exciting and heartfelt at times but it's really hard for me to take it completely serious because it's a little ridiculous. I simply do not feel that it is a masterpiece in any way.
The cast is great, I usually get really annoyed with Elijah Wood, and sort of still did, but I think he did a fantastic job in general. The story, as I said, is fairly one dimensional, it really revolves around gang fights and not much more but it was done extremely well. Kudos to the director for taking such a weak story and actually making a good film out it.
It's not an amazing piece of cinema or a masterpiece but it is worth a look. I would recommend it to tell the truth.