When Kidulthood was released in 2006, it caused a minor stir for its dark depiction of teenagers in contemporary Britain. Beginning with the suicide of a girl bullied at school, it showed a society where violence, drug-taking and casual sex were rife amongst the young. As the title suggests, Adulthod has grown up a little bit. The violence, drug-taking and casual sex are still rife - but now the film comes with a conscience.

Like Kidulthood, the action is set across one eventful day. Sam is now seeking to make amends for his actions. After visiting the grave of the boy he killed, he meets his old girlfriend Claire, only to find out she's now seeing another guy. He hooks up with Lexi, cousin to Becky, who has gone crazy since the events of the first film. Meanwhile Jay is desperate to avenge the death of his friend, Trife, while Moony just wants to get on with his life as a student and forget the events of the past.

While none of the urgency of the original has been lost, what does emerge from the film is a sense of regret, as though some - if not all - the characters have begun to realise their actions have consequences. Note the touching scene where Sam returns home to find the lock changed. "You make me feel so ashamed," his mother tells him, after he busts down the door in frustration. Meanwhile, new characters like Lexi, whose only friend is her cocaine habit, also show the dire results of hanging with the wrong crowd.

Despite the downbeat tone, Adulthood is still humorous in places, such as the scene when Lexi asks Sam if he'd like a drink. "What have you got?" he replies. "Water," she says. "Might have some Um Bongo in the cupboard." Or the sequence where dope dealer Jay robs his own customer: edgy but it still raises a smile. With Jaime Winstone's character absent from the film - a great pity, as she was the most memorable thing about Kidulthood - it's moments like this that keep Adulthood alive.