“District 9”: Better Than Expected?
I’ve been suspicious about the fact that the upcoming movie “District 9” has its producer’s name, Peter Jackson, as prominent in posters as its director’s, Neil Blomkamp. But at least one reputable writer is calling the movie, to be released 8.14, “an enjoyably disgusting sci-fier set in and around a rubble-strewn war zone where extraterrestrial refugees have taken up indefinite residence. Better conceived and executed than one might expect from a low-budget rebound project, this grossly engrossing speculative fiction bears Jackson’s blood-splattered fingerprints but also heralds first-time feature director Blomkamp as a nimble talent to watch.”
