The most effective and expedient initial alien-invasion response ever.
Fortunately, there’s more of ’em.
Re: critical acclaim – Character development my a$$…”social commentary” my a$$.
Character development: “I live here, neglected, that’s why i mug people, but I’m rugged so I don’t complain…FEEL the pain”. No…that’s half-a$$ed.
Social commentary: “The aliens are really society’s way of attacking black people. Wait, no, that theory is wrong…but it got mentioned with drugs and guns, so there’s the social commentary…
…Oh, and don’t help starving kids in Africa when there’s horribly cared-for and completely well-nourished teen muggers right here in England!”. Quarter-a$$ed.
It’s well made: it looks and sounds “real” enough, decent fx, decent score, and the acting ain’t bad.
But it’s a small teen gang fighting a small group of shambling, neon-toothed aliens.
That’s it. Just doesn’t do it for me.
Then again, if you’re in the right demographic (teens to mid 20s, British, lower-to-middle income family, somewhat of a loner) you might love this as YOURS.
But for me, that was ‘The Crow’…and even in objective retrospect, that setting blows this away.
Grade: D