Anuvahood (2011)

the film is very interesting and does not get you bored at any point. i found out about the film by people always talking about it. the story is about a young lad called Kenneth who just wants to be a rapper and popular in his local town, he always causes trouble and dares to do pretty much anything for attention and a bit of money. Kenneth the main character has friends that don't seem to believe in him. i am really telling you that you need to go and watch this movie because its a brilliant film to watch! this film is a comedy version of adult hood and is not as serious as its older versions. this has to be the best film out of all the others!

I'm a hard one to make laugh. The Hangover...meh. Shaun of the Dead...OK. Admittedly there are better crafted films, cleverer, snappier, whatever. I don't really like comedy that tries to be too intelligent. What I love is silly, leave your brain at the door, and just make me forget all my workday stress. I like to LMAO. And this doesn't disappoint, AT ALL.I had read reviews...all of them suggested I shouldn't bother watching this. But being the perverse creature I am, and almost in a way WANTING to put it down (I'm a huge fan of the Noel Clarke hoods)I announced last night (to groans) that this was the evening's viewing. I'm so glad I did.Being a 40-something (yeah, that'll surprise your "not for the over-30s" crew) middle class parent of teenagers, I'm already well used to the street slang, and in this film, every single tiny nuance of the culture and language is used to send itself up - brilliantly. Not much of a story, not much of a plot - it doesn't matter. Listen to your own kids speaking to their friends; look at their text talk. It's all here and ridiculed...but in a loving way.Well done Adam Deacon; this was a great debut. It ranks up there with 4 Lions for me. And the next time I have an absolute b****** of a day at work, I might just watch it again ;)The African Traffic Warden is one of the funniest things I have seen in forever. Kudos.

I'm not from London but I am from an area in Manchester where I can identify with some of the scenes and the characters.I think there's some excellent observational humour in this which is quite flat and hollow on the surface but if you think about it there's some real depth there.An example is that there's a latent running joke that the gangster teens are either gay or desperate - one of the characters is very camp in his mannerisms and behaviour while one of the key antagonists is ripped and speaks really high pitched but has some interesting secrets....The main character, K is what you'd probably assume is a pretty realistic portrayal of people who are aiming to emulate gang culture - and it's great how he's just a normal person, in fact one that''s not really grown up and fights with his little sister, who he can only get back by being a childish bully and threatening a 10 year old. (funny moment)The serious scenes are softened by some ridiculously odd humour which really works for me and keeps the film light and very funny - literally a laugh a minute for me, and I'm very cynical and judgemental.I know a few people who dress much like some of the characters which makes it all the more real for me, and the music is really well suited.The cinematography is nothing to write home about but the narrative flows very well and the casting is spot on - it all seems to 'fit' neatly together and there's some seriously top notch moments. If you can't take dat den I'll get my boys ;)I'm going to be quoting this for a long time and will be an instant addition to my collection once released on DVD. For fans of Ali G and silly observational humour. "This is too emotional, man"

This is not a Kidulthood/Adulthood... far from it..It is looks to be a comedy from the trailer, but ends up being a weak comedy-drama.The language in this film is London 'street' for a majority of it and perhaps only suit a certain audience. The characters aren't likable to be honest even the character Kenneth annoys you at times. There are only a few funny scenes. Mostly involving the character Tyrone, but some of it just unintentional.Is it watchable..just about...but once you have you wished you hadn't bothered.The script is poor and you feel you seen it all before, but only better written and acted.