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District 9

Overview

Genre :

Sci-Fi

Release Date :

August 14, 2009

MPAA Rating :

R

Director :

Neill Blomkamp

Starring :

Jason Cope, Sharlto Copley, David James, Mandla Gaduka, William Allen Young, Vanessa Haywood, Devlin Brown, Kenneth Nkosi

REVIEWS RATE:  Critics  Go! Watch this movie. You'll regret if not seeing it.    Readers  5 of 5 [Rate It]

3.5 of 4

“..smart, hugely entertaining genre picture..”
by Rene Rodriguez [Miami Herald]
4 of 4

“..shockingly funny, clever and emotionally resonant..”
by Colin Covert [Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune]
3 of 4

“..scrappy day-after-tomorrow epic..”
by Ty Burr [Boston Globe]
3.5 of 4

“..overabundant movie..”
by Joe Williams [St. Louis Post-Dispatch]
Review rate : B+

“..original..”
by Gary Thompson [Philadelphia Daily News]
3.5 of 4

“..not unique for a science fiction movie..”
by James Berardinelli [ReelViews]
3.5 of 4

“..kinds of awesome..”
by Peter Travers [Rolling Stone]
2.5 of 4

“..intriguing..”
by Steven Rea [Philadelphia Inquirer]
2 of 4

“..drips with superficial daring..”
by Michael Sragow [Baltimore Sun]
3 of 4

“..a case of saving the best for last..”
by Duane Dudek [Milwaukee Journal Sentinel]
Review rate : A
Reviewed by Lisa Schwarzbaum [Entertainment Weekly]
Review rate : A-
Reviewed by Luke Y. Thompson [E! Online]
4 of 5
Reviewed by Roger Moore [Orlando Sentinel]
3.5 of 4
Reviewed by Claudia Puig [USA Today]
3 of 5
Reviewed by Chris Barsanti [Filmcritic.com]
3 of 4
Reviewed by Jeff Vice [Deseret News]
Reviewed by A.O. Scott [NY Times]

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