Credits to Sharlto Copley!!!

Rating: 10/10 (17 August 2009)

I think Sharlto Copley (the actor playing Wikus Van De Merwe) gives an excellent performance as the hapless bureaucrat hurled into a situation he is woefully unprepared for. The viewer can identify with him and he really serves as the point-of-view of the movie. Mr Copley is extremely watchable and in my opinion a major reason for the success of this film. I hope to see him in more films in the future.
His acting fits the pacing of this film perfectly: I found myself shifting and squirming in my seat hoping to see Wikus dig himself out of trouble, only to helplessly watch him dig himself deeper into the mess! Yikes!
That's all I'll say about District 9. All the other superlatives already mentioned in these reviews are justified, and I don't want to reveal the plot. GO SEE THIS MOVIE! I'm hoping there will be a "District 10"! And again, kudos to Sharlto Copley! Whoever chose to cast him in this role is a genius.