Review: District Nine
Rating: ****
Nonna's Rating: $$$$
Rotten Tomatoes: 89%
A science fiction bug movie that transcends the genre, asking us to examine what it means to be human. The film, intense and uncomfortable, never backs away from the constant tension inherent in the situation. Shot as a documentary, the movie, as my friend Sue said, piles parable upon parable, challenging us to confront our deepest prejudices and to ask ourselves how far we would go were we Wikus Van Der Merwe, the main character deftly played by Sharlto Copley. The story ignites our collective memories of historical horrors: Apartheid, the Holocaust, Japanese World War II internment, the treatment of immigrants, and the Slaughter of the Innocents to name a few. The ending leaves room for a sequel, but the probable plot is all too obvious: they will be back and they will not be amused.
Nonna's Ratings:
$$$$ = Worth paying the Friday evening price
$$$= Worth paying the Matinee price
$$= Worth a rental
$ = Wait for cable
# = Skip it
$$$= Worth paying the Matinee price
$$= Worth a rental
$ = Wait for cable
# = Skip it
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