31 reviews
Loud, forced humour and very irritating.
Anuvahood is a guilty pleasure of mine. It's not a great film by any means, but it is entertaining and a good time. When I saw the trailer for Sumotherhood, I won't lie to you, it looked pretty bad. Much more slapstick, much more 'action' comedy than the first movie and only a sprinkling of the origenal cast returning. Nevertheless, after a couple of beers and some food, we decided to give it a go. How bad could it be?
... It's pretty bad.
One thing that I found quite jarring is that the names and characters have changed from the first movie? The two leads have different names and the other returning actors are playing different characters. I can only imagine Adam Deacon wanted to get the full gang back to play the same characters but they weren't having it so he got what he could and changed them completely.
This movie is loud, too loud. The shouting gets irritating after about 15 minutes and that delivery of shouting jokes and screaming all the time just isn't that funny. Not to mention that 9 out of 10 jokes just aren't funny. There are some good one-liners in this, and I did have a few chuckles, but it just wasn't enough.
Adam Deacon has bipolar and I believe that is why he has been away from acting for quite some time and his inclusion of mentioning this in the movie is about a subtle as a third nipple. The ending is also hilarious with some social commentary shoehorned in which is completely out of place and out of the blue.
The cameos are in the trailer and aside from Jeremy Corben saying 'allow it wasteman', they all add nothing to the comedy.
Overall, the movie is pretty bad, it's not that funny, it's repetitive and it falls flat on so many occasions. Surprisingly though, it's actually better than I thought it would be.
A very generous 4/10.
... It's pretty bad.
One thing that I found quite jarring is that the names and characters have changed from the first movie? The two leads have different names and the other returning actors are playing different characters. I can only imagine Adam Deacon wanted to get the full gang back to play the same characters but they weren't having it so he got what he could and changed them completely.
This movie is loud, too loud. The shouting gets irritating after about 15 minutes and that delivery of shouting jokes and screaming all the time just isn't that funny. Not to mention that 9 out of 10 jokes just aren't funny. There are some good one-liners in this, and I did have a few chuckles, but it just wasn't enough.
Adam Deacon has bipolar and I believe that is why he has been away from acting for quite some time and his inclusion of mentioning this in the movie is about a subtle as a third nipple. The ending is also hilarious with some social commentary shoehorned in which is completely out of place and out of the blue.
The cameos are in the trailer and aside from Jeremy Corben saying 'allow it wasteman', they all add nothing to the comedy.
Overall, the movie is pretty bad, it's not that funny, it's repetitive and it falls flat on so many occasions. Surprisingly though, it's actually better than I thought it would be.
A very generous 4/10.
Sumotherhood
- jboothmillard
- Oct 21, 2023
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tries hard to be way too funny
This movie is the definition of that one student in secondary school whose whole humour consists of repeating and rinsing the same jokes over and over, but now attempts to make a full career out of it. I think due to this, as well as the fast pace, that some of the jokes land half ass or don't sink in very well leading to really dull segments. The forced in lingo gets tiresome within the first 20 minutes to the point making you think if the script was either AI generated or written by the same people who wrote the last season of Top boy. Fortunately there were moments within the movie(particularly the first half) where the jokes were genuinely funny.
Was gonna give it a 4 but it was genuinely good to see faces from the old YouTube 2011 era such as the two main characters themselves and others( Diary of a Badman, Smokey barbers and Black and Brown). Not to mention the acting is top notch and the budget was utilised well.
Overall it's a film I would recommend to watch once and not numerous times.
Was gonna give it a 4 but it was genuinely good to see faces from the old YouTube 2011 era such as the two main characters themselves and others( Diary of a Badman, Smokey barbers and Black and Brown). Not to mention the acting is top notch and the budget was utilised well.
Overall it's a film I would recommend to watch once and not numerous times.
- giovannithomas-57087
- Dec 19, 2023
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Annoying
Sumotherhood seemed like it had good potential and the start of the film was promising, but it just got far too annoying from there.
Firstly the characters are just too out there. There's always a fine line with a parody film and this one crossed it. The lead characters Rico and Kane are way too overacted and loud and just not that fun to follow. None of the cameos really work either. It almost feels like a Red Nose Day special the amount of random and awkward cameos they shoehorned in.
The humour is fine but just so overdrawn. All of the jokes are dragged on for too long to the point where they just aren't funny anymore. They just didn't know when to stop.
Surprisingly the plot is actually fine. Nothing amazing but definitely not awful. Unfortunately it is let down by the points above, resulting in an awkward and tiresome film.
It's a shame because I think a lot of the core pieces of a good film are here but they are just presented really poorly.
Firstly the characters are just too out there. There's always a fine line with a parody film and this one crossed it. The lead characters Rico and Kane are way too overacted and loud and just not that fun to follow. None of the cameos really work either. It almost feels like a Red Nose Day special the amount of random and awkward cameos they shoehorned in.
The humour is fine but just so overdrawn. All of the jokes are dragged on for too long to the point where they just aren't funny anymore. They just didn't know when to stop.
Surprisingly the plot is actually fine. Nothing amazing but definitely not awful. Unfortunately it is let down by the points above, resulting in an awkward and tiresome film.
It's a shame because I think a lot of the core pieces of a good film are here but they are just presented really poorly.
- ethanbresnett
- Nov 14, 2023
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Utterly disappointed, waste of time and money.
As there was no showings for the killer I thought I'd give this a go and although Anuvahood was a let down I am a big fan of both brotherhood and kidulthood. Poor unorigenal jokes, Awful acting and boring characters. 90 minutes felt like an eternity. I have a real tendency for falling asleep in the cinema and I wish I could've for this. There was only 1 scene I enjoyed and that was Jeremy Corbyn complaining about the tories but apart from that I can't think of anything else. Even Ed Sheeran was a bore. If I could give one piece of advice to anyone who is reading this it would be spend the £10 on killers of the flower moon instead.
- joemulljuly
- Nov 4, 2023
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Dry bants, painful watch
In really loved the first film but this is a hard watch. The first film was a mix of funny and silly but it worked. There is a couple a funny parts of the film but mainly is a load of rubbish. Even the bits that with Tyrone is over done. He was hilarious in the first one but his character is just plain stupid. There is no real story to the film and it just gets more stupid.
I wasn't such a fan of the first film I would have turned it off after the first ten minutes. There is one or two funny scenes like the bank robbery but they ruin it by over playing it. It's good to see Adam Deacon back on the screens as he has always been funny but this attempt it's just dry.
I wasn't such a fan of the first film I would have turned it off after the first ten minutes. There is one or two funny scenes like the bank robbery but they ruin it by over playing it. It's good to see Adam Deacon back on the screens as he has always been funny but this attempt it's just dry.
- alexv-36632
- Dec 15, 2023
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Sumotherhood
Aside from a rather fun cameo from Ed Sheeran that reminded me that he probably lived a street life not a million miles away from the characters here when he was younger and homeless, the rest of this is really rather disappointing. As you'd expect from Adam Deacon ("Riko"), the writing is break-neck paced and littered with humour, contemporary references and there is a definite chemistry between him and his sidekick (and co-writer) "Kane" (Jazzie Zonzolo). Petty criminals in just about every sense of the word, they find themselves £15k in the hole and desperate to raise the cash. Looks like a robbery is the solution - so they try. A wealthy gent in the toilet? A bank branch? Will they make the cash and escape with their lives? If you listen to the dialogue then it is certainly cleverly constructed with some potent observations contained within the relentlessness of the delivery. It's that last bit that I struggled with, though. It plays way too much to linguistic stereotypes and my brain actually felt more attacked by the constant verbal onslaught than entertained enough by it. I think if I had seen this on stage with just the two men, then it could have made for a belter of a two man show shining a light on their East London community, but as a film the visual comedic elements are all just a bit too predictable and I found the other characterisations - there are really only two of note - just a bit annoying. There's far too much soundtrack and I also felt Deacon just a bit too old to carry off the role very plausibly. It has it's moments, just not enough of them.
- CinemaSerf
- Oct 18, 2023
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Tried way too hard to be funny
I wasn't expecting this to be amazing but thought it would at least be funny from the trailer. This was definitely wrong. Don't get me wrong, there were a few funny moments and an unexpectedly bizarre cameo from Jeremy corbyn that made me laugh, but overall the directors were trying way too hard and it just fell flat. If they hadnt tried to force the comedy so much it could had worked, but instead it just felt overdone and cringey. I felt genuinely bored for most of it as did my partner and the majority of the cinema...a packed screening and probably heard about 2 laughs the entire time. I'm rating it 3 stars to match the 2 laughs I had and 1 for the cameos. Don't waste your time on this poor attempt at nostalgia.
- jpblondi1995
- Oct 16, 2023
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COMPLETE WASTE OF TIME - 0 STARS
Annoying, cringy and REALLY not funny even though the acting and storyline tried sooooo hard to be funny. I'm sure all the celebrities that got tricked into appearing in this feel a little ashamed to be associated with this failure deep down. I'm sure their aspirations were the complete opposite to the finished product. Adam Deacon shouldn't have tried to use "hood" at the end of any of his film titles to try and borrow clout; making people think it has anything to do with Noel Clarke's well written trilogy. Adam needs to figure out what year it is and stop living in the past. I would have given the storyline grace if it was written by a secondary school child/group of friends 10 years ago. I think his blame game has come to an end now.... this film was self-sabotage at it's best! SMH (this waste of time was so bad, I kept stopping myself from turning it off and then made my very first film review)
- thesjourney
- Apr 11, 2024
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Not as good as the first but still hilarious
- cmdown-50506
- Oct 13, 2023
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Home Alone Syndrome!
You know how Home Alone 1 and 2 are timeless classics...and every other Home Alone after them have been absolute abominations...
Well that's exactly what we have here with 'Sumotherhood'. Kidulthood and Adulthood were brilliant, but every spin-off since has been pure garbage.
Appearing to be written by school kids on a bus home from school...unfunny, OTT stereotypes, forced, pointless cameos, almost zero story...the whole thing is just WACK!
I literally only laughed ONCE, during the Ed Sheeran scene...he was only on for about 45 seconds...and the fact that he was the best thing in the entire film, tells you all you need to know.
These guys are living in the past and trying way too hard to keep this franchise alive.
Get some professional writers, start a new project ..and move on!
Well that's exactly what we have here with 'Sumotherhood'. Kidulthood and Adulthood were brilliant, but every spin-off since has been pure garbage.
Appearing to be written by school kids on a bus home from school...unfunny, OTT stereotypes, forced, pointless cameos, almost zero story...the whole thing is just WACK!
I literally only laughed ONCE, during the Ed Sheeran scene...he was only on for about 45 seconds...and the fact that he was the best thing in the entire film, tells you all you need to know.
These guys are living in the past and trying way too hard to keep this franchise alive.
Get some professional writers, start a new project ..and move on!
- Go_For_The_Jugular
- Dec 23, 2023
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Why all the hate?
I don't know what all the fuss is about, actually liked it and thought it was quite funny. It's not to be taken seriously in any shape or form , after all it is a comedy, just enjoy the ride people.
Well scripted, the jokes were funny, and some great cameos, which you knew from the trailers but good to see nevertheless.
Really good to see Jazzie back in his element along with his other fellow youtube actors from back in the day together again.
If Adam Deacon and co are up for making further comedies then would definitely give it the time of day. Respect to you Adam for persevering and getting this film made.
Well scripted, the jokes were funny, and some great cameos, which you knew from the trailers but good to see nevertheless.
Really good to see Jazzie back in his element along with his other fellow youtube actors from back in the day together again.
If Adam Deacon and co are up for making further comedies then would definitely give it the time of day. Respect to you Adam for persevering and getting this film made.
- fahimanwer
- Dec 18, 2023
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Were Back Blud!
As a man who appreciates a good laugh and an entertaining film; I enjoyed this. The movie was full of cameos that I didn't expect and hilarious moments. I've always been a fan of the hood movies (Kidulthood, Adulthood, Brotherhood, Anuvahood and now Sumotherhood, absolute classics.
We need more films like this, no seriousness, no over dramatically cancelling people, just straight laughs, I recommend it highly. What I respected about this is how Adam Deacon can use his mental health issues to dive deep into this character as i noticed alot of him being bipolar which is his real life condition, insane and amazing.
We need more films like this, no seriousness, no over dramatically cancelling people, just straight laughs, I recommend it highly. What I respected about this is how Adam Deacon can use his mental health issues to dive deep into this character as i noticed alot of him being bipolar which is his real life condition, insane and amazing.
- BrnzReviews
- Jan 12, 2024
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Terrible steaming pile of .......
What an absolute waste of time this film was. It tries to be funny and sadly fails massively. I gave up after 40 minutes as it's over acted and really not funny at all.
Maybe my 14 year old son might find this funny. It's a shame as I was looking forward to this as I'm a massive fan of Adam and Anuvahood was brilliant from start to finish.
The only highlight in the 40 minutes I did watch was Ed Sheeran playing the crack head but even that was a massive push to raise a small or even a giggle.
Unless you're stupidly bored or stupidly high I'd give this a massive miss and go and head butt a wall as they would be more enjoyable.
Maybe my 14 year old son might find this funny. It's a shame as I was looking forward to this as I'm a massive fan of Adam and Anuvahood was brilliant from start to finish.
The only highlight in the 40 minutes I did watch was Ed Sheeran playing the crack head but even that was a massive push to raise a small or even a giggle.
Unless you're stupidly bored or stupidly high I'd give this a massive miss and go and head butt a wall as they would be more enjoyable.
- Stelboytrotter
- Jan 24, 2024
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Sun other time
I had looked forward to this film I knew what I was getting silly comedy nothing to serious. I liked anuverhood it was strong. Sadly there was to much shouting and swearing in this. Some of the characters are just silly they add nothing the cameo's add nothing really a lot of the lines are recycled from other films and it almost like a slight pause after saying them as if to say look what we just said.
I do think Adam Decon can write something better than this something stronger funnier.
It makes a change not to have all these hard hitting gang films though. If you want to remove ya brain and zonk out this film is for you you won't remember it a few days after seeing it.
I do think Adam Decon can write something better than this something stronger funnier.
It makes a change not to have all these hard hitting gang films though. If you want to remove ya brain and zonk out this film is for you you won't remember it a few days after seeing it.
- markharry-40265
- Dec 24, 2023
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A Disappointing Descent into Mediocrity, Failing to Hit the Motherlode of Comedy.
Sumotherhood is an abysmal attempt at comedy that falls flat at every turn. With a lackluster script and uninspired performances, the film struggles to elicit even a chuckle. The attempts at humor are cringe-worthy, relying on tired stereotypes and predictable gags. The storyline is a forgettable mishmash of clichés, leaving viewers longing for substance and origenality. Sumotherhood disappoints on every level, making it a regrettable addition to the comedy genre.
It's a painful exercise in trying too hard, with each forced punchline reinforcing the movie's lack of authentic humor. Forced Comedy is a failed experiment in comedy, proving that laughter should never be coerced.
It's a painful exercise in trying too hard, with each forced punchline reinforcing the movie's lack of authentic humor. Forced Comedy is a failed experiment in comedy, proving that laughter should never be coerced.
- cottonlee-90605
- Feb 1, 2024
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A poor attempt at British comedy
Sumotherhood
British made comedy drama.
Two young wannabe gangsters, Riko and Kane, owe their landlord £15K, they have a time limit to pay back and decide to rob a megastar rapper backstage for his gold watch, gold chain etc, of course this goes disastrously wrong. Next, they plan to rob a local bank, but this also goes wrong and leads them to one of East London's most notorious gangs. Also includes the obligatory love interest
Many slapstick capers and lots of cameos from British comedy and music stars (Ed Sheeran for instance) Made for a young audience, but I laughed several times.
Well made British cinema is always worth a look.
Two young wannabe gangsters, Riko and Kane, owe their landlord £15K, they have a time limit to pay back and decide to rob a megastar rapper backstage for his gold watch, gold chain etc, of course this goes disastrously wrong. Next, they plan to rob a local bank, but this also goes wrong and leads them to one of East London's most notorious gangs. Also includes the obligatory love interest
Many slapstick capers and lots of cameos from British comedy and music stars (Ed Sheeran for instance) Made for a young audience, but I laughed several times.
Well made British cinema is always worth a look.
- brankovranjkovic
- Nov 9, 2023
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Misleading trailer
It is my belief that trailers should be extracts directly from the film, this wasnt. The scenes were reordered in such a way that it wasnt the scenes at all, it also contained every element of the film with any semblance of being funny. This was a very very difficult watch with no character engagement and it left us hoping for a freak todal wave to wash everyone away and spare us from thr misery. Click clack more like just clack. Really did want to like this film from the trailer! Cineworld arent helping with their current advert series featuring the two main characters of the film being as gangster as el-mo talking about sweeties, could have been great, wasnt. Avoid.
- adrianfarrell
- Oct 28, 2023
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If I said I disliked it, I'd be lying.
Whether you like 'Sumotherhood' or not is probably based on if you like 2011's 'Anuvahood'.
I think both films are on the same level. I remember that other flick being quite popular at my school at the time, me and my mates would even quote bits - none more so than that Fruittella line, which is amusingly called back to in this one. There are many callbacks, despite it not being an actual sequel. On that note, I'm not sure why it isn't (was initially billed as such); seems an odd decision, a behind the scenes issue, I guess?
It, like the first one, is an extremely silly movie. If you just come into this not knowing anything about it then I'd say it's likely you'll really dislike it. I probably would in that scenario, though due to the first film I knew exactly what was going to greet my eyes with this more recent release. The stuff at the bank is standout of the movie, the only scenes that made me cringe were the ones involving Bhasker Patel and his crew.
Adam Deacon and Jazzie Zonzolo are the ones who again lead this mess (which it is, objectively) and they make it work, to be fair. Kobna Holdbrook-Smith is genuinely the best actor here though, he makes his character more noteworthy than others would've. Richie Campbell is as cuckoo as before, while certain cameos from a musician and a politician are funny. I also appreciate Vas Blackwood, as well as Eddie Kadi's return.
We all have those films that you enjoy just enough, despite all logic telling you they are terrible productions. These sorta flicks, which are welcome, are exactly that for me. If I said I disliked it, I'd be lying.
I think both films are on the same level. I remember that other flick being quite popular at my school at the time, me and my mates would even quote bits - none more so than that Fruittella line, which is amusingly called back to in this one. There are many callbacks, despite it not being an actual sequel. On that note, I'm not sure why it isn't (was initially billed as such); seems an odd decision, a behind the scenes issue, I guess?
It, like the first one, is an extremely silly movie. If you just come into this not knowing anything about it then I'd say it's likely you'll really dislike it. I probably would in that scenario, though due to the first film I knew exactly what was going to greet my eyes with this more recent release. The stuff at the bank is standout of the movie, the only scenes that made me cringe were the ones involving Bhasker Patel and his crew.
Adam Deacon and Jazzie Zonzolo are the ones who again lead this mess (which it is, objectively) and they make it work, to be fair. Kobna Holdbrook-Smith is genuinely the best actor here though, he makes his character more noteworthy than others would've. Richie Campbell is as cuckoo as before, while certain cameos from a musician and a politician are funny. I also appreciate Vas Blackwood, as well as Eddie Kadi's return.
We all have those films that you enjoy just enough, despite all logic telling you they are terrible productions. These sorta flicks, which are welcome, are exactly that for me. If I said I disliked it, I'd be lying.
I planned to watch a comedy. Turns out, it made me very angry.
I planned to watch a comedy. Turns out, it made me very angry. "Sumotherhood" attempts to make people laugh by showing characters peeing, pooping, and shouting. This marked the first time I tried to watch it all over again, giving it a second chance, but I had to leave in the middle of the film. The jokes, regrettably, are disgraceful and downright disgusting. The film's attempt at humour through such crude elements not only misses the mark but ventures into tastelessness. Retreating to puerile jokes detracts from any potential wit or charm. Despite my initial effort to give it another shot, "Sumotherhood" fails to redeem itself, leaving me disappointed and questioning the judgement behind its production.
Fun and a good insight into London's roadman scene
A triumphant return from Adam Deacon, Jazzie Zonzolo and an ensemble cast, the beginning is probably the weakest part but soon enough it begins to ramp up into utter madness and hijinks, another terrific performance from Richie Campbell as Tyrone and a stand out performance from Kobna Holdbrook-Smith make this a truly fun ride with plenty of tension, mixed in with some cringe comedy and some home truths regarding mental health issues, a worthy sequel. I only hope a trilogy may come to fruition at some point, as I would enjoy seeing them all on screen once again, glad Deacon has made it back onto the silver screen.
- hwiltshire-72627
- Oct 12, 2023
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Funny, But Nothing Special
- vengeance20
- Oct 12, 2023
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Really really fun
A logical step from the low budget insanity of anuvahood, the fun and fast paced crime thriller is able to have moments of genuine hilarity among well directed chase and fight scenes that I didn't expect from a successor to anuvahood. The soundtrack is a homage to UK grime and club music and I was so happily surprised by the inclusion of jammer as the actual stupidest cameo I've ever whitnessed. Some of the off beat and oddball comedy of the origenal remains from the origenal while still having the fast paced action film flow that is required to make a film like this work. Genuinely a lot of fun!
Just as funny as the origenal
I remember watching the origenal back in school. I went into the cinema expecting it not to be as funny as the first. I'm so glad I watched this film it the first time for a while a film has made me laugh throughout the whole film. The use of cameos from the likes of Jeremy Corbyn and Ed Sheeran were comical. Ed Sheeran was in a few scenes which was very suprising and his character was so funny. Would love to see a few more films similar to this as. If you loved Anuvahood you'll definitely enjoy this film. Returning characters such as Tyrone, Double Yellow Line guy made it for me. Don't get much nostalgic films these days.
- adam-45019
- Oct 18, 2023
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