District 9 is a 10

Rating: 10/10 (14 August 2009)

My excitement about this film was tantamount to a Jonas brother's concert and I was not disappointed. It was exciting, engaging, empathetic and enigmatic.
I was glued to my seat the whole time. The CGI was flawless and I couldn't tell the aliens weren't ACTUAL alien actors. The humans were vibrant and the acting was so real as to evoke true emotion, not the fake Hallmark card type of acting at all.
The direction of this supremely well written script was without reproof and it is obvious that the director truly understands his subject matter without turning it maudlin and false.
My one warning would be if you are squeamish, consider yourself prepared. The gore factor is extremely high, though all within the context of the film. Just so you know, there is vomiting, eating of cat food, blood, guts, exploding bodies and body parts, vivisection, graphic violence and none of it is isolated. The gory bits go on and on and on and on....and on. That is not to say there are ONLY gory parts. Think STARSHIP TROOPERS and you have the right amount of gore factor.
The characters are portrayed so realistically, even the aliens, that you truly believe these people exist, which is the point of any good actors job.
See this movie if it's the last thing you do. You won't regret it.