Another version of District 9

Rating: 6/10 (21 November 2013)

I watched this movie because of 3 names: Jodie Foster, Matt Damon and Neill Blomkamp. A strong actress, a good action actor and a promising director whose film (District 9) is quite a fresh take of sci-fi genre but somehow feels like a documentary, a bit flat. I was expecting this time, there wil be more emotion, more drama, more upz and downs like a roller coaster. But somehow, this was also feels the same like his previous movie.
Even the story is feel like just another version of District 9. Both about 2 separated colony. Then one colony wants to have a better future and invade the other and these movies have similar rhythm and tone. The difference is, the hero in District 9 is a cop protecting the invaded colony, this time our hero is 'the alien' invading the colony trying to save his life. I think the director has an obsession about 2 conflicting colony since he's from South Africa.
It's not the best act from Matt Damon and certainly Jodie Foster great talent in here is being wasted.