As a mother myself, this strikes me as loony, but as a plot device it does up the stakes.

This is a role that requires an actor to project so very much with so few words, and Ali absolutely kills it with as much vigour and vitality as is required of his on-screen hero.

Brilliantly written, superbly acted and unlike anything else this year.

The movie makes it obvious that Ali and Tariq could have made a very special Blade movie