Good but could have been better

Rating: 7/10 (13 August 2013)

Due to the hype, I was put off seeing this movie as they seemed to intent on bombarding you with it that it seemed that they knew there was something wrong with it and were desperate to want people to see it. Well, I eventually went and saw it. First off it is a good movie and if you liked District 9 you'll like this. The political overtones are missing but if you were looking for a commentary on today's society you could well read into the movie shades of capitalism, class war, unfair and, even in the end, shades of Obama care. Then again a B feature like 2012 could boost the same except for the Obama health care plan. On the face of it, the movie is a good old-fashioned space yarn but with a dose of violence thrown in. What was really off-putting was the fight sequences which were rather hard to follow as the camera was all over the place. Having said all that I really enjoyed the movie despite the rush at the end to tie up all the loose ends.