A classic

Rating: 9/10 (29 March 2010)

I cannot begin to tell you how this movie totally re-affirms one's belief that you don't need stars or 100m dollar budgets to make something fantastic. This movie succeeds on so many levels that I cannot add much to the reviews already written so am not even gonna try.
Neil Blomkamp has created a completely watchable character study with a plot as simple as it is brilliant. Take one nerdy, Steve Carell in the Office kinda dweeb who's been overpromoted as a result of nepotism and stick him in a job that involves clearing out disgusting aliens from District 9.
Shot in a docu-style, we follow the 360 journey of a character who undergoes more changes than almost any other lead in any other movie ever shot.
Watch this and if you've got even half a brain and a sense of humor then you will love the dark message.