A Must See

Rating: 9/10 (19 August 2009)

After a summer of disappointments, the drought has finally ended. And the rain comes in a downpour of excellence in District 9.
My expectations for District 9 were not very high. The trailer didn't reveal much at all about the plot, so it was hard to tell what I was going to be walking into. The film opens with newscast in the style of a mockumentary, setting up the situation with the aliens on Earth. Eventually the style changes into an ordinary film, with an extraordinary story.
I won't reveal much more than that because not knowing what the story is only makes it more of a mystery and more entertaining. What I will tell you is that District 9 is one of the most memorable movies of the year, possibly even my favorite so far. Combine all the action movies from this summer, strip away the cheesy effects, romance, and dialogue, and you are left with District 9, a masterpiece.