Don't believe the hype

Rating: Null/10 (5 September 2009)

The fact that this movie is already on IMDb's top 250 and on such a high position is surreal.It goes to show you what hype can do for a movie and unfortunately it also shows that IMDb is losing credibility. District 9 tells the story of an extraterrestrial race that arrived at our planet in the 80's.These aliens are since then forced to live in slums and they have to withstand terrible conditions of living. Man have named this place District 9 and it holds more then a million aliens.The movie starts in a documentary-style showing what is happening in the slums and what is the opinion of several individuals about this aliens.Then the film focus on a government agent who was exposed to the aliens biotechnology...First of all, there are a ton of plot-holes,and I'm not talking about little things,these are major aspects of the plot that affect the story in a large scale. I do like the science fiction genre and I always go into these movies with an open-mind but when things just don't make sense its hard to enjoy a movie. Even Sci fi movies have to have some coherence and logic. District 9 is also filled with clichés. From the mother ship who looks exactly like the ship in Independence day to the aliens who look like insectoids.I mean, this has been done so many times.Break the mold already.Also the storyline of the government agent helping one of the aliens, so that he can help him in return isn't really that interesting to be honest....I think that if the director had chosen to focus on the coexistence of humans and aliens for instance and the possible struggle between the two races this movie could have been somewhat interesting and more importantly, original. Don't believe the hype,District 9 is just another summer blockbuster, lots of explosions, noise and gci but little interest,no substance and no originality whatsoever.
6/10