This movie is pure, undiluted nerd joy.

It’s the story of an alien invasion, so points there. It happens in the dicey urban environment of a low-income Estate in South London, full of tough, dim-witted hooligans with nearly impenetrable Brixton accents and slang. More points. Nick Frost is in it, and there’s tons of gore and unexpected laughter. So many points.

It’s no easy trick to make a movie that is both frightening and funny. It’s an even more impressive feat to make a movie that makes a gentle social point without ever feeling preachy or hamfisted. This movie does both, and I can’t recommend it highly enough.

Good gore, lovably flawed characters all around, real peril and adrenaline and a funny, humane script. Just go see it. We can talk about it when you get back.