Jackson Booth-Millard This didn't look to me like the sort of the film that would have been released in cinemas, it looks too much like a low-budget independent film that would go straight to TV or DVD, but it had a good rating, so I tried it. Basically in the fictional Wittering College in North London, English teacher Robert Anderson (David Schofield) is hit in the face by a student, to avoid being sued by the student's parents he is forced to take a three month holiday. Robert a few months later is still affected by the incident, he has become emotionally disturbed, alcoholic and separated from his wife Helen (Juliet Aubrey). Their daughter Kate (Eliza Bennett) lives with her mother and has classes with her father, but she does not respect Robert, he is also loathed by headmistress Sarah Balham (Ruth Gemmell) who wants to get rid of him, but the Union will not allow her to fire him. Robert has read in the news about another school experiencing violence, he sends a memo advising school employees, he is considered paranoid and delusional by everyone. One day after hours Robert and Kate get into a heated argument, he ends up hitting her, she leaves the room, soon after Robert notes strange movements outside the school, he advises security guard James (Finlay Robertson) to do something, but he is ignored. Soon enough however Robert realises that his paranoia is justified, Wittering College is surrounded and under a siege by a gang of hooligans in hoodies, he needs to find and protect daughter Kate and they need to somehow call for help. Also starring Emma Cleasby as Lucy, Roxanne McKee as Nicky, Tom Mannion as Gary, Max Fowler as Jake Eaves, Mike Burnside as Head of School Board Douglas and Jamie Kenna as Brian Stanton. Schofield is certainly convincing as the cynical and alienated teacher, but I'm not sure I agree with the critics giving this film four stars out of five, it is not particularly scary or bloody, it does seem to be more a psychodrama, it has a couple of tense moments, shadowy sequences and a bleak feel, but overall I didn't find it all that entertaining, it's a reasonable horror thriller. Worth watching, at least once!

toshfapper Huh. So starts out Teacher is losing it with drinking, hit his daughter and then people started dropping dead. By crazy gymnastic monkey hoodie guys. So many questions unansweredStoryline sucks. Those people are so stupid. There was no character to really root for. It just hurts my brain thinking about how someone is like "oh yeah, This is perfect, what a great film"! 1. Why are they killing everyone? 2. Who are they? 3. Whats up with the gymnastics skills? Wh at happened to the police, Mother, daughter, and father? Did the daughter make it to the hospital? Were there backup officers called?WHY DOES IT JUST ENDWe are like is this a joke? and fast-forwarded to the end. Nope that is the ending. Open endings are awesome and all..But comon dude.

CJ Max Being a fan of the original Assault On Precinct 13, I wondered if a similar story would be used in a British film. 'F' comes very close, but more suited to a contemporary environment. Late night. Skeleton staff. Under attack by a well-thought look and action of the intruders. Faceless, even when right in front of you. Silent. Use of parkour excellent, though not over-used. Mixing the paranoia of the main character with a real threat really turns up the tension and frustration of him trying to convince the others. The ambiguous ending of the film works well, leaving us pondering the decisions the character(s) made throughout and at the finish. Personally, I feel this film deserves a sequel, though with different characters, as even when the film was over, the cause of the threat wasn't. I envisioned other scenarios, perhaps happening in other buildings/locations on the same night, meaning the threat was much larger and widespread. A sequel was I think talked about for the original Assault On Precinct 13, but sadly never came to fruition. However, it should happen for this film, else the concept is wasted. I hope the writer of 'F' writes a follow-up film based on the same theme as the first, as the use of a story of people trapped in a location under attack by large numbers always works if done well, as per Dog Soldiers, Night Of The Living Dead, The Day, etc. Hell, if it was okay with those who wrote/made 'F' , I'd have a go writing it myself. I'd hate to see a good idea wasted.

shweeble I can't really say I was impressed with this film. It seemed promising, with a kind of oppressive bleakness following the main character's thoroughly depressing existence. With the clear dysfunction between him and his daughter, it seemed like there was a clear foundation for a disturbing and realistic horror movie, but it was not to be.I understand that horror films are based on what people are afraid of, but this film is so unapologetically terrified of the youth of today that I can't help but wonder if anyone involved in writing it has ever actually spoken to a teenager, or if they just base all of their knowledge on what The Daily Mail tells them. None of the teenagers are portrayed as anything beyond either bratty, or murderous. And yet the film still lacks the kind of realistic, bleak air that the opening sections suggested. The fact that the hooded assailants were actually portrayed as nigh super-powered just seemed to hit it home further that this whole film is based entirely on absolute terror of teens.Neither realistic enough to be disturbing, nor supernatural enough to be coherent.