A prequel to district 10

Rating: 5/10 (24 December 2009)

After going through the rave reviews this film got, I couldn't keep myself from expecting a lot from this film. Sure it is a very good story shown in a very innovative way but i thought the plot became too predictable at the end.
In my opinion it has definitely been made keeping in mind a possible sequel. I view this as more of a TV series than a movie. I thought the plot was too short to be made into a movie this long. It has way too much wasteful action with no point to it. Though the director manages to very beautifully bring out the life of the alien specie he fails to bring in a sense of genuine suspense.
Whatever suspense is in the film has been forced and I believe it destroys the originality.
The rescuing factor was the performance of Sharlto Copley as Wikus van de Merwe. He was exceptional in his role. But another weak factor was the absolute lack of any other character besides the alien and van de Merwe. So he, in a sense carries the entire film on his shoulders, given that the alien can hardly show any expression.
SPOILER : I am expecting a much better sequel to this. But I am not sure how this is going to happen, now that Wikus van de Merwe seems to have become an alien.
But this time i would love to be proved wrong as this is a story with great potential.
Verdict : Don't watch this unless you love sci-fi or have too much time on your hands.