Kidulthood
All I had heard about this was that it was the British version of "Kids". I guess if you were hard pressed to fit this film onto a shelf, it would sit well with films like Kids, Havoc, Thirteen, Brick, Go, etc. It's well done, and as its name suggests, it's another movie about youth growing up too fast in the real world of sex, drugs and violence.This one was fairly tame by comparison.
I often wonder what the motivation for creating these films is. Are they targeting youth, trying to deter them from engaging in illegal activities? Are they warning parents to communicate the dangers of the real world to their children before it's too late? Or, are they just meant to entertain those of us that grew up playing it "safe", giving us a taste of the danger, and allowing us to breathe a sigh of relief?
(3/5)