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MovieMail's Review
15 years ago, American cinema staged an outstanding series of urban morality plays: Boyz N The Hood, Menace II Society, Fresh. A decade ago, France offered the no less impressive La Haine. It's taken a while to arrive, but here, finally, is a British film fit to walk down those same mean streets.
Ricky (Ashley Walters, formerly of the So Solid Crew) has just been released from prison. Waiting at the gates are his reckless best friend Wisdom (Leon Black) and a younger brother, 12 year old Curtis (Luke Fraser), who idolises him. In the days following, Ricky's misplaced loyalty to Wisdom leads Curtis to take too close an interest in their affairs, and most dangerously, with the gun Ricky stashed in the brothers' shared bedroom.
Co-writer/director Saul Dibb makes potentially clichéd material seem fresh once more, with atmospheric use of Hackney locations framing two of the year's breakthrough performances. Fraser's mischievous, inquisitive on-screen personality is already much in evidence in the audition tapes included as an extra on the DVD. For Walters, meanwhile, who actually served time for a firearms offence, Bullet Boy can be considered a fine atonement indeed
Assured first feature from acclaimed documentary maker Saul Dibb, set among London's gang culture.
Ashley Walters stars as Ricky, just released from a young offenders' institute and determined to go straight. Instead, he heads into trouble when he becomes involved in a street clash and sides with his best friend Wisdom against a local gang member. The trouble escalates into a series of incidents that threaten to spiral out of control. Ricky's 12-year-old brother Curtis, adores Ricky but seems smart enough to know he doesn't want to follow his example. However, despite the warnings from his mother, Ricky's bad boy appeal might prove to be too attractive for Curtis to resist.
