Slightly let down

Rating: 7/10 (18 November 2013)

Although I had been waiting to watch this movie ever since a friend showed me the trailer, after we had watched District 9, I felt that it was not exactly what I had hoped it to be. There are some plot holes, and the whole "leaving Earth and arriving in space within a matter of minutes" was -to my eyes- tackled a bit naively. All this is not disturbing in watching the film, the effects are great throughout, but the characters are somewhat poorly developed. Seemingly bad guys turning into likable characters within seconds of an unconvincing dialogue. Jodie Foster gives a good performance, albeit not her best, Matt Damon is who he is, the bad guys are very bad, and the good are too good. In a nutshell, I would recommend watching this film, because it is a good idea, but do not expect stuff you have not seen before. If I had to compare it to District 9, well... I just can't.