After ten years, plenty of lesser imitators and a fair bit of controversy, Noel Clarke is finally bringing his Kidulthood trilogy to a close. So does Brotherhood live up to the original? I'm happy to say it does, even if there are a couple of missteps. Much like the 2008 sequel Adulthood, Brotherhood has Clarke’s character Sam taking centre stage (after being the bad guy of the first movie). Sam is now settled down with a wife and two kids, working several jobs to make ends meet. But then his brother is shot by a mysterious assailant, and the criminal underworld he tried so hard to escape quickly starts to drag him back in…
FIRST REVIEW: 'Brotherhood' Lives up to the 'Kidulthood' Legacy, and Stormzy Shines
Noel Clarke brings the trilogy to a close.
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