This movie very much comes across as the British version of 8 Miles.

Adam is a 17 year old youth with anger issues since being rejected by his young mum at the age of 4.

Growing up in various foster homes, he will reach the end of the social care system when he turns 18.

It is implied he might end up in secure accommodation due to his volatile temper.

A chance encounter brings him into contact with the local rap battle scene.

It gives Adam an opportunity to meet new people. Also to come to terms with the relationship with his natural mother.

The rap part is weak and your mileage might vary with rappers insulting each other often using homophobic language. Even worse when a white rapper uses Jamaican homophobic terms.

However I did get caught up in Adam's story and director Ed Lilly did a good job in using a rap battle for Adam to finally understand what her mother might have gone through as a single mother at the age of 16.

Poorly directed and one of the most boring films out there...barely entertainment. The Griswolds had far better quality entertainment on tv in the London hotel when on their European vacation.

It's not a YouTube film so obviously the production value is better. It's got a good story and very human characters, the battling is icing on the cake. Shotty Horroh plays a believable villain as Slaughter. I liked the ending too. If you like battle rap you'll like the movie. The cameos are great fan service and the soundtrack was well-curated. They even threw in some of Shotty's music, which I enjoyed. I'm glad they didn't make it a comedy, I thought Bodied didn't do as good a job with characters or the ending. There are some lines that reference 8 Mile, and I haven't seen it in a long time but this movie gives it a run for its money IMO. Just needs some time to settle.

I bought the character development and the altercations were well-performed. It's not a bad movie, not sure what the fuss is about.