District 9

"An enjoyably disgusting sci-fier (...) Better conceived and executed than one might expect from a low-budget rebound project" 

"Brings up inescapable parallels with its now-defunct apartheid system of racial segregation. (...) “District 9” does a lot of things right, (...) But the third act is disappointing, involving standard shoot-out action. (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of four)." 

"A thriller-diller that trades in ideas without forgetting to go whup-ass on your nervous system. (...) This baby has the stuff to end the movie summer on a note of dazzle and distinction. (...) Rating: ★★★½ (out of four)." 

"A smart, swift new film (...) In the midst of it all you almost take for granted the carefully rendered details of the setting, the tightness of the editing and the inventiveness of the special effects."