Brotherhood (2016)

Adulthood (2008) proved that Sam (Noel Clarke) was a character worth exploring. In Brotherhood he's ten years older and, thankfully, somewhat wiser. His current role is one that he takes seriously, but his methods, although not for wholly selfish reasons, are damaging in their own way.
As before, an element of Sam's past is responsible for the external conflict, pressuring him to call upon his violent side in order to make things right again. That's all well and good in theory, but it's presented as cockney gangster scenes that were, frankly, a terrible mistake. When Clarke sticks to what he knows, when he respects his own limitations, there's some REALLY powerful stuff to be found. It's a patchy but worthwhile end to the trilogy.

3 airs of "unlikability" out of 5