Entertaining, original, funny - District 9 has it all. Set in Johannesburg, South Africa, and shot in documentary style, it's a refreshing new addition to the science fiction genre. Peter Jackson produces this 'independent' movie and you can see why - it's hilarious (the main character, Wikus van der Merwe, is introduced as a bit of a deskbound nerd, but, when under pressure out in the field, comes out with some great one liners and uses the word 'fuck', with his Afrikaans accent, with great humour), it's gory (blood flies about in copious amounts and bodies explode regularly), it's touching (sort of), and its topical (examples of the way the 'prawns' are treated can be found in the real world, and being set in South Africa only emphasises this point).
A very entertaining 2 hours from a talented director, who hopefully doesn't go on to sell his soul to the remake / sequel producing machine that is Hollywood.
8.5 out of 10
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