Top class film

Rating: 9/10 (30 June 2014)

Pleasant surprise - thoughtful plotting not overshadowed by the (non-gratuitous) violence
The external threat caused the South Africans' mutual colours to be unimportant - for example, the protagonist's handover to his successor and, in the extras, the TV interview of the MNU boss
The aliens were the more deserving of empathy; consider the alien parent's concern for van de Merwe, its nerd offspring
The implication of the action extending beyond the film (without being a hook for a sequel) was intriguing - van de Merwe's implied continuing transformation
All the acting was excellent