Very Effective - movie of ideas, don't be put off by violence and swearing

Rating: 9/10 (19 August 2009)

I have to admit to significant trepidation about seeing this movie with my 14 year old son. The swearing is ubiquitous and the violence at times is very off-putting. However, this is a movie that rewards the risk. The ideas are compelling - how should we view an alien race that appears to have overwhelming technology but not the will to use it? When faced with a decision as a half-human half-alien which component of your make-up should we ascribe the decision to? Should we assume that the altruism that is displayed is because you are human, prawn, or that this might be a universal characteristic of life? This is a profound movie and the sound and fury do signify something.