ClassyWas Excellent, smart action film.

Limerculer A waste of 90 minutes of my life

Afouotos Although it has its amusing moments, in eneral the plot does not convince.

Robert Joyner The plot isn't so bad, but the pace of storytelling is too slow which makes people bored. Certain moments are so obvious and unnecessary for the main plot. I would've fast-forwarded those moments if it was an online streaming. The ending looks like implying a sequel, not sure if this movie will get one

Prismark10 Noel Clarke writes and stars in Kidulthood. After the suicide of a young schoolgirl bullied at school and harassed by Sam (Clarke.) The students are given time off school the next day to mourn.We follow the youths as they criss cross each other throughout the day. There is casual bullying, drug taking, stealing and sex.Sam is riled when a group of lads break into his house and goes out looking for revenge. However one of the lad's has an uncle who is a vicious gangster, a plot strand that will develop later in the trilogy.Kidulthood is a low budget gritty look at inner city London but it is also a look at life of young people that is becoming cliched as red London buses and city types wearing bowler hats.Clarke's writing is raw but it does have an energy to it. However some of the characters look too old to be at school and too many of them are just nasty all the time, so you really do not care about them.

westen1223 Although this film demonstrates highly inappropriate scenes and moments which aren't suitable for people under 12, it really does show the consequences of real life and choices. I live in London and this film is extremely accurate with the actions of young people nowadays in London, especially the fact those kids use drugs and give blowjobs to get drugs which is extremely unacceptable. Ignore the low rating because this film has it all it takes to portray londoners nowadays. Noel Clarke is just the best at writing a story about this, especially his acting. To me, he portrays his character smartly and accurately. Aml Ameen's character is one of the best, it's just sad to see him die at the end but that shows the consequences if you are part of trouble these days. The majority of the characters are 15-16 years old, it's just unacceptable to see them do inappropriate choices that can damage their body.. They have a choice whether to have a better future or to just die alone and be addicted to drugs. I just love this film truly, it portrays real life in London and shows that we teenagers need to make better choices than those characters.Kidulthood, the film that reflects real life in a city.

Neil Welch Kidulthood, scripted by Noel Clarke (Doctor Who's Mickey), tells of the day's activities for a group of London teenagers given the day off because of a death at school. These mostly, but not exclusively, black kids spend the day engaged in talking in that unattractive London urban patois innit, scoring and taking drugs, casual sex, violence, shoplifting, petty theft, teenage pregnancy, carving people with craft knives, gun crime.... is there no end to the entertainment available for kids in London these days? The film's format is not plot-based so much as simply looking through a window at a day or so in these kids' lives - in particular, the ending is dramatic but not especially successful in resolving what has preceded it.The performances were good, and the film was competently made. The problem was that I didn't really like any of these kids. There were a couple of them I was indifferent about, and I actively disliked everybody else. And without someone to hang your personal leanings on, it is difficult to care about the film itself. Younger viewers may identify more with the characters and events and, therefore, feel differently.

justinreynolds40 While this is a excellent piece of film, there are many problems with the film that can be seen, and especially by adults who work with young people.1) My main criticism of this film is that it often sensationalises the issues that are faced by todays young people. The violence is over the top and at times the film is just too negative of todays generation of young people. Most of the characters are extremes and there is a lack of young people in the film that a wider audience can relate to. This is a film full of shock value. 2) The film also refuses to delve into the lives of the young people and why they act the way they do. It is a real disservice to young people who are facing these problems in reality. I'm sure there are loads of family Issues and wider problems. It would be nice to see a film that gives a balanced view of young black youth - a film that doesn't portray all of them as wannabe thugs and gangsters. This film just seems to want to shock the viewer with the acts that all these young people get up to.3) I like the music, but I feel at times the director could have been more adventurous with the soundtrack and surprised us instead of just putting in all the UK grime and hip-hop that the audience expect (there is some pretty decent underground tracks featured though.4) There is a lack of storyline. With everything these kids get up to you just get lost and wonder what the story is again.5) The same bad white people and poor misjudged black kids storyline. Things are deeper than that and it would be good if things were more complex.6) This film often has the reverse effect that it wants to have on the people it is portraying. It at times glamorises the lifestyle of these young people. It tries to shock kids into disapproving of the lifestyles of these on-screen young people and fails.