District 9

This movie was so different than anything I have ever seen. It's like Blair Witch Project meets Men in Black. The filming is set up like a documentary. UGH, I know right? Lousy documentary movies where you miss half of the action and have no clue what is going on the other half. Well, this movie is not quite like that. It's sort of a documentary with excellent film quality and a steady hand; there is commentary though, but it doesn't take away from the story.

So, as the previews show one might think this movie is all about the Aliens invading Earth and not leaving Africa. It's kind of like that but there are other background stories.

First, the Aliens really don't WANT to be there, they just can't get their ship working to go home. By the way, they are not even allowed to go to their ship (some sort of government regulation). Also, the main character, played by Sharlto Copley, has a dramatic story, with another Father and Son relationship going on.

So, you have guy evicting aliens, aliens wanting to go home, father and son, what else? WEAPONS!

Holy crap! Some of those weapons were INSANE. Alien technology is WAY above anything humans have come up with. Let me rephrase that, it is above any human technology that the GENERAL population knows about. I say that because like the government is going to tell anyone if we have some cool weaponary!

So, this movie also made me cry. HEY! It was the father and son relationship that got me, also a small part with someone who I think might have possibly been the mother of the son. But that's just me talking.

The one think that I would like to point out about this ENTIRE movie is that it appears to be EXACTLY how any government would react if this were to ever occur in "real life." Don't underestimate your government. They were the ones who told you Neil Armstrong landed on the moon in 1969 and Area 51 doesn't house aliens.

The ending of the movie is left open for a sequal; I will be going to see it.

Once you watch the movie and see what it is all about go check out 5 Things You Didn't Know About District 9, by Meredith Woerner.

Expert Says: 4 Stars; go see it; keep an open mind.