The summers best film

Rating: 9/10 (14 December 2009)

The best movie I saw this summer. A great blend of action special effects with some thought provoking allegory. Despite how grandiose the special effects and action sequences are at times, the film's drama does not get upstaged by them. The acting was quite good as well, Sharlto Copley gives a tour de force performance in the leading role. I have a feeling we are going to be seeing a lot more of him in the future. I was equally impressed with the direction of Neill Blomkamp, who also co-wrote the films screenplay along with Terri Tatchell. This is the type of movie Hollywood is capable of making, but so often does not. I have a feeling that when we look back in 15 to 20 years: we will be saying that District 9 was to Blomkamp what The Terminator was to James Cameron. This film will undoubtedly go down as a sci-fi classic. The best film of the summer, one of the top 10 films of the year so far.