Brotherhood Review: 6 Ups & 5 Downs

1. It Feels Current & Timely

And finally, this is a gritty drama that captures the heart and soul of contemporary inner-city London for better and for worse. It feels urgent and timely, with Clarke acknowledging how he is no longer a young man (in one scene being ridiculed by youths for using the word "blud") and it's now time for the next generation to stake their claim.

Clarke's commentary on youth culture and gang violence may lack any semblance of subtlety or much complexity, but it's still effective in its own way. While much of London is far away from the self-perpetuating cycle of violence depicted here, there's also plenty of truth in the experience Clarke puts on the big screen.

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