Anuvahood (2011)

15% of critics liked it
(13 reviews)
29% want to see it
(1,903 ratings)

Meet Kenneth. He thinks he's got the moves. He thinks he's got swagger. He thinks he can spit bars. But in reality, he's a WASTEMAN! With the bailiffs banging on the door, parents screaming in his ear, and finding no luck with the ladies, he needs to FIX UP, and fast. When our boy starts selling… More Meet Kenneth. He thinks he's got the moves. He thinks he's got swagger. He thinks he can spit bars. But in reality, he's a WASTEMAN! With the bailiffs banging on the door, parents screaming in his ear, and finding no luck with the ladies, he needs to FIX UP, and fast. When our boy starts selling weed to get himself out of trouble, local badman Tyrone is VEX, opening up a world of hurt for Kenneth and his misfit crew. But he ain't gonna go down without a fight. It's time for him to get rich, or CRY TRYING! From the mind of Adam Deacon comes the UK's first HILARIOUS urban comedy, with a BIG cast including Femi Oyeniran, Jaime Winstone, Ollie Barbieri, Richard Blackwood & Ashley Walters, and featuring hot tunes from Tinie Tempah, Boy Better Know, Wiley and Dizzee Rascal. This ain't just any hood, it's ANUVAHOOD!

Rating, Runtime: Unrated, 1 hr. 25 min.
Directed By: Adam Deacon, Daniel Toland
Genres: Art House & International, Comedy

Critic Reviews

Charles Gant, Variety
Gifted comic actor Deacon proves a genial central presence, which is just as well since the screenplay, co-scripted with Michael Vu (here playing a fellow gang member), doesn't quite deliver.
Shaun Munro, What Culture
Most peculiar of all are the film's genuinely violent interludes, which unexpectedly shift the tone and stifle the comedy, and boy, this is one film that doesn't need any help being unfunny.
Charlie Lyne, Ultra Culture
Reasonably good.
Mike Edwards, What Culture
People wet themselves, and messily eat or ironically endorse the carefully placed products, plus a woman from Big Brother has ketchup sucked off of her feet.
Alistair Harkness, Scotsman
The know-your-limits message clearly went unheeded by all involved in making the film.
Robbie Collin, News of the World
Anuvahood's so funny, I even laughed at Richard Blackwood's bit.
Matthew Turner, ViewLondon
Disappointing British comedy that's let down by highly irritating characters, a seen-it-all-before plot and a shift in tone that's both jarring and unnecessary.
David Edwards, Daily Mirror [UK]
Sadly, there's little to like here with the comedy plain unfunny and the violence jarring with the satirical tone.
Phelim O'Neill, Guardian [UK]
It's really just a torrent of age-old gags and clumsy, pointless situations dressed up with street slang.
Dominic Radcliffe, Little White Lies
A solid effort from Adam Deacon but not really enough to light up the concrete.
Rich Cline, Shadows on the Wall
The characters' non-stop chatter, much of which is shouted at top volume, wears us out within the first five minutes.
Tim Evans, Sky Movies
Let's just hope there's not anuva.
Anna Smith, Empire Magazine
Patchy urban comedy that misses more targets than it hits.

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ernest e

It was like a humorous modern ghetto version of corenation st or eastenders. Humorous and well performed but what is going on is the same old drama in a different comedy jacket. Could not connect with the characters or their environment myself but that shall be different for all… More
It was like a humorous modern ghetto version of corenation st or eastenders. Humorous and well performed but what is going on is the same old drama in a different comedy jacket. Could not connect with the characters or their environment myself but that shall be different for all people watching it. It was not bad but it was not good either, despite some very good elements there were other elements that spoiled it again.