VS. (2018)
This story tells about more powerful and diverse events we live in differently, where we present a scene from scenes that will not be repeated in music. It looks like an urban ritual of drama that was filmed in a hostile and exciting British rap battle scene. Despite all this, however, it will be full of strong challenges during this dramatic musical battle.
2 September 1973, London, England, UK
September 8, 1994 in Bristol, England, UK
2 August 1993, Lewisham, London, England, UK
24 February 1993
10 January 1984, Drogheda, Ireland
October 18, 2018
In the latter stages, the film becomes increasingly sentimental, and even risks turning into a full blown tearjerker, but it never feels trite or manipulative.
October 18, 2018
It's about a young white rapper who has issues with his mother, and naturally it may owe something to Curtis Hanson's 8 Mile from 2003, starring Eminem, but I enjoyed this more.
October 21, 2018
Lilly deftly handles a cliched story - there are parallels with everything from Eminem in 8 Mile to boxing drama Creed - giving it a distinctive, persuasive edginess.
October 18, 2018
Lily has been extremely respectful with the subject culminating in an exceptionally delicate and nuanced drama delivered with fierce lyrical force.
October 19, 2018
The soundtrack is better than the movie.
October 31, 2018
Too many moments come off as clichéd or contrived.
February 05, 2019
A vibrant and febrile glimpse into a world where words are the weapon of choice.
October 19, 2018
It's pungently acted by a cast of unknowns, and the wars of words are thrilling and often eye-wateringly offensive.
October 15, 2018
Embraces the specificity of an English working-class seaside milieu, stacks the drama with ebullient UK rap and grime talent, and puts Swindells's vital performance stage centre to produce a compelling drama that transcends its generic roots...
October 21, 2018
Vs. may set its stall as the British 8 Mile, with its hard-done-by protagonist transmuting his rage into lyrics, but it goes its own way and is refreshingly progressive when it comes to gender and sexuality.
October 17, 2018
VS gains strength by not trotting out easy Hollywood solutions to complex problems. Nor does it lay on the seaside location too thick.
October 22, 2018
It's energetic and eager to please, and it certainly doesn't insult its viewers' literacy: the rap battles are cleverly written.
