Enjoyability 24/25 Visuals 15/15 Audio 5/10 Acting 8/10 Story/Plot 23/25 Production Values 9/10 Intuitiveness/Ambitiousness 5/5 Bonus 6/10

South African cinema backed with a budget. A fine movie made by neil bloemkanp, a Johannesburg resident. Probably the only quality to come out of lower Africa. A well paced,well acted, great sci fi movie that makes you think. A must see!

Special effects made me feel sick! But the film was not that bad... not-too-subtle links to racism and stuff, which caused some eye-rolling cringing scenes.

A disappointing mess of a plot.

I found this began in a very similar fashion to Max Brook's book World War Z, and wasn't quite expecting the pure action transition. It's a difficult one to review, probably because aliens have been coming to earth in many a movie, but the style of this movie I considered to be very creative. Perhaps those transitionary moments between mockumentary, sci fi, action, reporting etc. were a bit clunky at times and it lost steam towards the end, but overall I found it very enjoyable viewing.

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Captivating smart sci-fi movie that betrays its originality with an (admittedly very well-done) over-the-top action finale. Still very well made and worth seeing, especially if you like thoughtful science fiction.

Takes inspiration from a selection of sources as varied as japanese mecha anime to real world race issues and blends them together into a cohesive and compelling story.

Cool action scenes are all i liked about this movie.

I was bored stiff through the entire film. I didn't care for the protagonist, the action seems terribly fake with no real sense of space, and the apartheid allegory is shallow and hokey.

Absolutely one of the best movies ever made. From the cinematography to the storyline to the special effects to the acting; superb in every way.

"Myriad obvious ancestors prevent the film from feeling as revolutionary as some have claimed, though there's nonetheless vitality to Blomkamp's expert implementation." - Nick Schager

I still can't believe this was a hit - an apartheid allegory set in the townships of Gauteng, with an Afrikaner lead and dialogue in Afrikaans and Sotho. But it's understandable - the concept is truly original, and the political commentary never gets in the way of the excellent action sequences.

There is something a little saddening when you have a film with interesting ideas and concepts to only by the end have nothing to say about it good or bad when the credits start rolling. If there ever was a film deserving of the flippant rating 'Meh' this is it, an empty film lacking a real sense of engagement to it.