Pretty average story but great FX

Rating: 5/10 (6 September 2013)

I was expecting so much more from this movie. Matt Damon is always good value but Jodie Foster is just too nice to play an ice-maiden. I found parts of the film rather slow and it just wasn't all that gripping and I tired of the "I'm going get you" action set pieces. Also Sharlto Copely couldn't be understood in some scenes with his heavy South African accent. The special FX redeemed it although I don't understand how a shuttle can fly into Elysium and crash land on someone's lawn (seriously!) and there's air that's still breathable! Also why doesn't anyone seem to live in these grand houses. And how did Matt Damon put his t-shirt back on after the "endo-skeleton" op? I've seen worse but it's not a patch on District 9. Wait for the DVD.