The most realistic alien movie ever. Period. If you're looking for mind blowing special effects, crazy plot twists, popular catch phrases, etc. then this is not your movie.
District 9 is part social commentary but never gets preachy. It's part character study, but we don't really get to know the protagonist all that well. We mostly just watch the story happen to him instead of the other way around. The movie neither asks questions nor offers answers. The entire thing is one big, "what if?"
The majority of the movie is archive footage that was shot for a documentary of sorts within the movie. The problem is that there are also times when the forth wall is thrown back up and we are seeing things no one else in the world of the movie sees and it's not always obvious who is behind the camera.
It's an enjoyable film that had lots of potential. The effects are seamlessly incorporated with the live footage. Ultimately, however, it falls a little sort in trying to find a solid identity.
