Adulthood (2008)

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...

Plot Keywords:

One Word Title

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
Fraser Ayres	...	D Dee
Nicholas Briggs	...	Max
Robert Dearle	...	Prison Redband
Davie 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 | Netherlands:16 | Singapore:M18

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)

Brilliant follow up to KiDULTHOOD

Having loved the first one, I wasn't sure if this one would meet the mark of Kidulthood but I have to say it did. I wouldn't say it is better than the first but it is still really good. It was good to see they had a lot of new faces in the cast who played their parts well. I thought Scarlett Johnson who played Lexxi was brilliant. She played her role really well and was very convincing. Was very weird seeing her face again since the last time I saw her was in Eastenders and I thought she was good in that.

The groups of youths were good apart from Dabs played by Plan B. I didn't think he was a very good choice for his character. I know he was a part of the soundtrack but he just wasn't very good at acting. Sams brother was very good and I was very impressed with his acting. Adam Deacon who plays Jay and Femi Oyeniran who plays Moony gave great performances as well. Especially Adam who shows his acting abilities at the end scene.

Neol Clarke does a excellent job acting, directing and writing. I can't believe he done all of that. For first time directing he does really well and yet again he does a great job at writing. The story over all was really good. Makes you see how much Sam had change and how he wants to get on with life and how he portrayed the different life's of Jay and Moony. He writes some brilliant scenes like the scenes where Sam meets his Mum, where he meets Alisha and her daughter and where he speaks to his brother. Really well written.

And like the first film it had a great soundtrack thanks to Ashley Thomas aka Bashy. He chose some great songs and artists for the soundtrack. They had some great songs like Kidulthood to Adulthood, Who R U, F Ur X and many more. I really wanted them to use the MySpace winner song by Dot Rotten because it was very good and would of gone well with the film. The cinematography was really good as well just like the first and i really like the way they did the split screens. Thought that it was really clever.

If you have seen the first, you really must see this. Although I think it has it's down falls like the first, it is still worth watching and it will leave you shocked by the end. A very Enjoyable film but you must see the first to see this one.