Shank

For those of us that live in the capital, a film about a futuristic London being over-run by teen thugs and chavs will almost seem like a current documentary (boom boom!). Joking aside, regardless of the fact this is a load of rubbish anyway, who actually wants to watch a film about the above? Pretty much most things grate with this movie. The teen anti-heroes, the awful acting, the lame dialogue, the Guy Richie-esque camera tricks and captions. It all adds up to an unappetising mess. Director Mo Ali may have had a kernel of an idea, but something went badly wrong from script to screen. Far too many plot holes as well litter the screenplay. For example, in a city in which food is now the most important currency and people kill to eat, how come one of the characters stumbles across a healthy and plump looking horse in one of the estates? The supposed moral message of the film (violence is wrong) is laughably lost at the end as well as, wait for it, the gang get what they want…through violence! Huh? The Warriors, this ain’t. Innit?

The OC Film Sting Final Verdict
The cinematic flaws could almost be overlooked if the films message wasn’t so mixed up as well. Rating: 2/10