From the popping-head school of kill shots comes a refreshingly-independent film with big-budget ambitions. The first half of this film is brilliant science fiction, with an intriguing story, seamless mix of multiple camera feeds for a realistic-documentary style, and a fantastic performance from Sharlto Copley as Wikus Van De Merwe. The second half devolves a bit too much into a shoot-em-up but still retains the quality cinematography and special effects, and does an exemplary job of winding up a story that clearly starts out with little chance for a happy ending.
I enjoyed this tremendously and dearly hope that there is never a big-budget sequel.
District 9
2009, 112 minutes, directed by Neill Blomkamp
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