Nice effects though.

One of those movie experiences that is so good it makes you realize you've been grading everything else on a curve.

This movie tries so hard to be funny, yet it falls flat every time. Just another example of recycled ideas repackaged with women in an attempt to appeal to a certain audience.

Great movie. Not sure what people expected but I found it highly entertaining.

Actors occasionally say that they don't watch their own films; here, I would understand why, as there are some very good actors (Aubrey, Gemmell, Schofield) in this nasty piece of work, who've done much better than this. If you like bringing up your most recent meal, this is for you (I didn't, but it has the potential). The only thing worthy of compliment is the achievement of a finished film on the rumoured £150,000, so it no doubt profited well. You will probably find this on late night TV horror channels, as I did (never again). Possibly the worst thing I found about this, is the (SPOILER ALERT!!!) level of sickening, psychopathic violence performed, naturally, on several women- this is 'school of misogyny' without a doubt.I wonder about the mindset and motivation of the original writer(s) who dreamed up the story line, particularly the gratuitously sick attacks on female characters.

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!

With most American teen horrors these days being about as believable as a cow jumping over the moon ,this is not bad at all Just a bit off fun really but take it from a horror movie buff maybe it just resonates better with a British audience If you had the teachers like I had It might bring you some overdue stress realise However if you are a teacher like me it will bring many chuckles only a teacher will understand Was trying to think of any similar movies Erm prom night maybe but not really See it it won't harm

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.