Thesping is a bit rough in places, but of a piece with the film's shouty, in-your-face style, though Clarke himself gives a powerful performance...and keeps up that pic's frenetic split-screen and popvid rhythms.

Kidulthood hit hard from the opening scene, and while this continuation of the drama is a little less impactful, it starts to bring in messages about the cyclical repercussions of violence.

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