A very highly overrated Sci-fi film.

Rating: 2/10 (18 August 2009)

District 9 isn't in any way a masterpiece or epic in any case. But instead is highly overrated trash than can only seek good reviews from the air-heads that look at District 9's viral marketing. That aspect is the only reason why people have liked the film. As it suggests in the trailer that District 9 is going to be an epic sci-fi masterpiece, they were wrong! So many people fall for this trick. Firstly, the use of a hand-held camera completely takes the audience out of the experience unlike Public Enemies. But then again the director (Michael Mann) was experienced. Unlike Neill Blomkamp who directed District 9, and is an inexperienced director despite under the guidance of Peter Jackson who should have taken over the project from the start and should have scrapped Blomkamp.
Secondly, the direction is awful. I mean what humans can's understand Alien language and then respond to whatever it is the aliens are saying. The shot's in individual parts are repetitive and lousy. And finally the acting is shameful and embarrassing and the hand-held camera doesn't help in any way either.