February 2010, Quiet Earth wrote that they had been following the project "for some time" and noted that "The look of the film and the performances all seem solid, which is a good sign for Revolver, considering this is their first feature production." Reception In the United Kingdom, the film has received negative reviews. The Guardian gave the film two stars out of five stating that "after an explosive opening, it soon slips into the familiar formula of Kidulthood et al: 24 hours of mephedrone-paced escalating violence." Film4 gave the film two stars out of five, stating that it "soon becomes a little awkward, however, with its ambition tempered by uneven execution and a lazy grasp." Empire gave the film two stars out of five, describing the film as "all style over substance, the dialogue’s risible and the film looks like it was informed by a generation raised on Grand Theft Auto for any sort of cinematic aesthetic. If this is the future of film then we’re all doomed." The Birmingham Post wrote that "the risible script is incoherent, the dialogue frequently unintelligible and the story is nothing new", giving the film one star. Shank has a 0% rating at Rotten Tomatoes, based on 10 reviews. References External links 2010 films British action films 2010s dystopian films 2010 action films Black British cinema Black British mass media Black British films Hood films Films set in London Films set in 2015 Films set in the future Gateway Films films 2010s English-language films 2010s American films 2010s British films