It didn't live up to my expectations

Rating: 6/10 (17 September 2016)

This supposedly antiracist South African sci-fi movie stands out in its first part by presenting itself in the form of documentary. Indeed, it has a very promising beginning that introduces viewers to District 9, the camp where humanoid aliens, confined for decades just below their colossal hypertechnological mothership, revolt against their living conditions But then it crumbles as the infected Sharlto Copley, fluent speaker of the alien language, is persecuted by the government forces, ignorant of the alien weapon technology he utilizes to thwart them: too much hubbub, too many F words and botched scenes of combat without strategy or tactics, just mindless shooting, much less substance and depth. It didn't live up to my expectations, this highly praised production that is usually hailed as one of the best 21st-century sci-fi movies.