good action flick, not a significant movie.

Rating: 6/10 (10 December 2013)

I'm a little disappointed by Elysium because I thought Blomkamp had more to say, coming from District 9. I imagined it would have been repetitive but still interesting if he kept exploring the segregation and racism theme in a sci-fi movie. Instead Elysium follows the blockbuster road with a plot already seen in many, many action movies. I won't reveal anything but you'll easily recognize similarities. Kind of a shame given the talent of Blomkamp. Not much to say on the acting, Matt Damon and Jodie Foster were flawless as usual and everyone else was fine too, but there wasn't any space for characters development, so no Oscars here.
However, when you make peace with the fact that this is just an action movie you're actually in for a treat. The camera work is outstanding, there are a couple of new ideas very well implemented that really gets you excited about the fight scenes even if you're slammed on the sofa eating cookies like I was. The android technology shown and created for this future era is also brilliant and it's where Blomkamp always shines.
So I advise to watch it because it's quite entertaining, but don't expect anything else then a couple of hours of Matt Damon fighting in a prosthetic android skeleton.