ATTACK THE BLOCK @ Alamo Drafthouse

Guy Fawkes Night in London is a time for fireworks, fooling around, and an occasional surprise or two. But when vicious extraterrestrials decide to crash the hellraisers’ holiday in ATTACK THE BLOCK, a time for making merry quickly turns scary.

Writer-director Joe Cornish also ensures it’s frequently humorous as well. This frisky, vigorous spoof (propelled by an insistent electronic score by Steven Price & Basement Jaxx) shows a similar sensibility in its breezy blending of goofiness and gruesomeness. No wonder Nick Frost turns up in a plum supporting role as a marijuana dealer who seems to blissfully float above the chaos around him.

Don't worry if you don't understand every word of the mash-up of patois, Cockney slang, and hip-hop terms spoken by the younger characters: a good scream (or a good laugh) sounds the same in any language.

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