A disappointing experience

Rating: 3/10 (11 September 2009)

To start with, this movie is a boring-fest for the most part. Later comes some cool visual effects from the alien guns, which raises the question as to why those aliens didn't do anything with this advanced technology other than trading it in for cat food. Seriously, aliens like cat food? Who came up with that idea? Let's talk a little about the main character. He's this naïve, stupid looking man who is not likable by any stretch of the brain. In fact, I found myself wishing several times that he got dismembered by the "Prawns" because he was so annoying. And, I know this has been mentioned numerous times, but I'll mention it againhow are humans and aliens able to communicate with one another? The movie thrusts this blunder shamelessly expecting the audience to simply accept it with no questions asked. The ending aims to instill sympathy, but it fails even at that. I'm not one to write unnecessarily long reviews (like so many who comment in this site), so I'll leave you with this—District 9 was an experience that entertained a little and over-hyped a lot.
And so, I was a prey, yet again, for the overwhelming hype. By skimming reviews for this film, I've actually came across words by such magnitude as "masterpiece", "amazing", "epic"etc. What a shame. I realize that every person has his/her own tastes and preferences, but when I see a movie of this caliber get 10/10 (perfect score) by so many people, there's something wrong in the world.