Hovering over Johannesburg like a CGI outtake from Close Encounters or Independence Day, the Mothership of District 9 looks like a far-off hallucination, something unreal shrouded in atmospheric mist. It is both ominous and ridiculous, yet the movie gets no more creative than that second-hand “gotcha” spectacle—which is also central to its promotional campaign. Newsflash:
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