Attack the Block

"Brit comedian-TV presenter Joe Cornish emerges fully formed as an exciting new writer-helmer with his enormously appealing debut feature, Attack the Block."

"After 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."

"It’s the movie Super 8 wanted to be—or should have been."

"It's a doozy, offering tight and imaginative camerawork, electric thrills, and a sharp, twisty script that plays like a social satire."

"A canny blend of jokes and jitters."

"It's a terrifically funny, gutsy action-adventure comedy."

"This movie wants and needs to come at you like a beast in the dark. Allow it."

"An entertaining thriller in the tradition of 1970s B-action films, with an unknown cast, energetic special effects and great energy."

"Spirited and exciting, Attack the Block is so-called geek cinema done right."

"There's a vaguely Spielbergian quality to Cornish's skill at balancing the sense of shared adventure with genuine danger."

"There could be a few more scares and laughs, but it's a blast to be drawn into this urban ecosystem."

"Smart, commercial, original and, particularly in an outstanding slo-mo climax, unashamedly cinematic."

"Has a clever script and winning underdog spirit."