Brilliant!

Rating: 10/10 (28 February 2010)

Having grown up in the Apartheid era in Johannesburg, it was interesting to see it appear again and this time directed towards the aliens. There is so much that I recognise from that time and Wikus (Sharlto Copley) wonderfully portrays a not too bright character that by virtue of his marriage is propelled into circumstances that turns his world upside down. The story is very plausible and well portrayed. Everybody knows the plot and has seen the trailer but that does not compare to actually watching it. The movie is an original to placed beside Blade Runner, Alien, Matrix, Star Wars etc. Well worth watching a numbers of times and worth every one of the ten stars.