Oh, what could've been.

Rating: 6/10 (9 September 2013)

Elysium tried too hard to duplicate the originality of District 9, which caused it to fall short. Matt Damon, disappointingly made little connection to his character, becoming a glorified Robocop instead of a redemptive and memorable vigilante (like Jodie Foster in The Brave One; 2007). Writer/director Neill Blomkamp hit a home-run with his first endeavor into the Sci-Fi realm and made quite a smart move when casting not-so well-known Sharlto Copley as the lead in District 9. However, placing Copley as the renounced, uncivilized foe to Damon in Elysium, made him seem comical; like watching Road Runner string the Coyote along through a series of useless gags.
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