District 9 is a slum-like housing for aliens in South Africa. The aliens are being evicted from their slums and moved, until a kind-spirited man who is undergoing a metamorphosis begins to suspect that the humans may not be the good guys in the situation.
Produced by Peter Jackson and directed by Neill Blomkamp, the movie is told in a documentary style, complete with interviews and shaky cameras.
Sounds like an original idea, huh? Well it is, and handled correctly it could be something special in the sci-fi universe, but this film was not handled correctly. This unique and original idea turns into too much of a splatter-fest. The film has an overreliance on visual effects and gore. Visual-guts flying around may excite the “fanboys,” but to me, it’s cheap thrills and quite silly. The characters are flat and undeveloped. What could have been a unique sci-fi film is simply an utterly typical and forgettable action movie. The best picture nod it received is, quite simply, a joke.
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