Joe Cornish is the director of this gem, which is being released in New Zealand this week. His comedy pedigree is high quality being one half of the Adam and Joe show. He also contributed along with Edgar Wright and Steven Moffat to the Adventures of Tintin screenplay, and if you have seen the Sean of the Dead blu -ray , DVD then you will have seen his making of documentary, and his make up test as a zombie.
The films plot is simple a young woman Sam played by Jodie Whittaker is robbed by a gang of hoodies but when an unexpected meteor crash provides enough distraction she escapes. The gang are in turn attacked by a viscous little alien. The arrival of more means they are forced to take refuge in a London tower block and the battle for survival begins. The same tower block that Sam calls home.
This horror, action comedy has a tone not unlike Sean of the Dead, its background is firmly grounded in reality, which makes the arrival of the aliens stand out. Nick Frost makes a memorable appearance as Local Drug dealer Ron and the films star John Boyega commands the screen as anti hero Moses. The humour is natural and unforced, the effects memorable and at 88 mins the film moves along at cracking pace.
A total blast and a must see, go have fun and see some damn good acting , what more can you ask for.
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