Max has fulfilled his destiny, but is it "Elysium"'s destiny to be a better movie than District 9?

Rating: 6/10 (27 August 2013)

Okay, first of all I am so excited about this movie, especially it is directed by Neill Blomkamp, the creator of the awesome "District 9", and I thought this gonna be "awesome", too.
Set in 2154, where Earth is drew over-populated, messy and such things. All the problems that you can imagine is now a reality in this planet. The only reason to go to space is for the Earth life as we used to know. Unfortunately, as the greed of human never stops, they keep the facility, this Elysium, only for the rich-folks.
Max De Costa, an ex-criminal who decided to work on Armadyne, a robot servants factory, got an accident on workplace, leaving a radiation that will kill him in five days if he doesn't go to Elysium, where the medical pod and such things could be happened.
So I will start with the plus. There are so many sci-fi(future imagination especially) that failed. Let's just say Pandorum, G.I. Joe(I don't know if this sets in future, but well), they are barely give us the real deal of future. But in Elysium, it's too ignorant to not believe what Earth would be. Over-populated, advanced tech(even I am not so sure with that medical-pod), even the genius AI. Hell, they are seem so real in a distant future.
Another aspect is Sharlto Copley. Yes, you maybe recognize his face from "District 9" as Wikus Van De Merwe. You see, the accent he uses in two different films are flawless. And the characters between a mutated human become a #1 mercenary, he just cannot fail. I love his act and impression, really.
Beside that, there was nothing special, more than my expectation from D9. The plot is flat, there is no co-op relationship that really matters(Between Wikus and Christopher Johnson, it is so intense), and easily forgettable. One more thing, the action. I have watched the trailer for this movie, and it seems promising a great fight between exoskeleton-guy with a robot, a genius AI robot. But as far as I can see, I only saw a man that ripping of a robot's head. That's all. No more robots. Ever. The camera is unconformably followed. I mean, why could they just put it on a certain spots, and let the editing do the work? I was really surprised when the Director of Photography is exactly the same as D9. D9 is better at fight scene.
The verdict is, this movie may be forgettable, but the act from Sharlto Copley leave my disappointment that this movie would/should have been better than District 9. A great dystopia future and actors, but really missed the chance because the freaking camera shoot and standard plot. But still, I am looking forward to D9 sequel. Hope it will get more awesomeness from the franchise.
P.S.: Sorry if this review is too comparative with District 9. Since I like District 9, the director and writer is same and I expect something more, so. . .