Some of the quick cutting between the different news feeds was also distracting, as was the switching from verite to traditional shots at times...

But I thought Sharlto Copley was excellent, the effects were great (the key was to give the "Prawns" emotion, which is a tough thing to do, and they puled it off), and that second hour kicked ass...

I'ma have to marinate on it a bit before I decide if it's one of the year's best movies... it certainly was entertaining, if about 10 minutes too long...
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