Brotherhood Review: 6 Ups & 5 Downs
The 'Hood trilogy gets a decent send-off.
Considering that almost a decade has passed since Noel Clarke's Adulthood hit screens, most probably assumed he wouldn't be returning to the franchise that made him a household name on the British indie filmmaking scene.
However, he's back for one last go-around with the suitably low-key Brotherhood, which following its UK rollout this past week will premiere internationally at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 13th. Indeed, Clarke's come quite a long way.
Brotherhood may not be a masterpiece by any stretch of the imagination: it's incredibly rough around the edges, though nevertheless offers up a solid improvement upon the disappointing second entry into the franchise, rounding off this urban trilogy in entertaining, if incredibly flawed, fashion.
The uninitiated need not apply, but fans of Kidulthood and Adulthood will probably get enough out of it to make it worth a trip to the cinema.
Here are 6 ups and 5 downs from Brotherhood...