Adulthood (2008)

User Rating:

6.8/10   

Director:

Noel Clarke

Writer:

Noel Clarke (writer)

Release Date:

20 June 2008 (UK)

Genre:

Drama

Tagline:

After 'Kidulthood' comes 'Adulthood' ...

Plot:

Six years after Sam Peel is released from jail for killing Trife, he realizes that life is no easier...

Cast

Noel Clarke	...	Sam
Adam Deacon	...	Jay
Scarlett Alice Johnson	...	Lexi
Jacob Anderson	...	Omen
Ben Drew	...	Dabs
Danny Dyer	...	Hayden
Femi Oyeniran	...	Moony
Shanika Warren-Markland	...	Kayla
Red Madrell	...	Alisa
Nathan Constance	...	Ike
Cornell John	...	Uncle Curtis
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
David Ajala	...	Desmond
Nicholas Briggs	...	Max
Robert Dearle	...	Prison Redband
Davey Fairbanks	...	Terry
Madeleine Fairley	...	Claire
Rosanna Hoult	...	Polly
Rowley Irlam	...	Vern
Forbes KB	...	Canon
Don Klass	...	Blammy
Pierre Mascolo	...	Andreas
Rhoda Montemayor	...	Kim
Nick Nevern	...	Police Officer
Arnold Oceng	...	Henry
Shystie	...	Lisa

Runtime:

99 min

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

Ireland:18 | UK:15 | Ireland:15 (video rating) | Australia:MA (2008) | New Zealand:R18

Company:

Cipher Films

Goofs:

Continuity: In the scene where Sam fights with a person in the cemetery. The fight scene shows sunlight and shadows in one shot and missing in another. This is repeated while they are wrestling each other on the ground.

Movie Connections:

Follows Kidulthood (2006)

As good as "Kidulthood", if not better

"Adulthood" was the sequel to "Kidulthood". "Kidulthood" was certainly not a subtle movie and neither was "Adulthood".

"Adulthood" was low budget, rough around the edges, harsh, brutal, and totally engrossing. Sometimes the acting of the young cast was variable, but it's best performers - writer/director/lead actor Noel Clarke, Scarlet Alice Johnson (in the role obviously originally intended to be Jamie Winstone's 'Becky' character from "Kidulthood") and Adam Deacon - managed to imbue their roles with a ring of truth.

"Adulthood" got by on relevance (the debate about gang culture and gun crime is constantly in British newspapers at the moment), raw power and energy. In fact "Adulthood" had enough raw power and energy to silence an unruly audience of mobile phone carrying teenage boys, wearing baseball caps and trousers that were too big for them. At least it did in the screening that I attended. Maybe they were shocked at seeing versions of themselves up on the big screen?

I thought that "Adulthood" was as good as "Kidulthood", if not better.

There is so much more to Noel Clarke than being known as a "Doctor Who" companion. You mark my words, he is a name to watch.