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District 9

2009

Neill Blomkamp

Sharlto Copley, Jason Cope, David James, Vanessa Haywood ...

6.8

82,333

Sci-Fi. Thriller. Action "District 9" depicts a fictional world where extraterrestrials have become refugees in South Africa. Over twenty years ago, aliens made first contact with Earth. Humans waited for the hostile attack, or the giant advances in technology. Neither came. Instead, the aliens were refugees from their home world. The creatures were set up in a makeshift home in South Africa's District 9 as the world's nations argued over what to do with them. ... [+]

	Author	Review
United States	Justin Chang Variety	"An enjoyably disgusting sci-fier (...) Better conceived and executed than one might expect from a low-budget rebound project"	POS
United States	Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times	"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)."	POS
United States	Peter Travers Rolling Stone	"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)."	POS
United States	A. O. Scott The New York Times	"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."	POS

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