I promise you, one day I'll take you to Elysium

Rating: 6/10 (20 November 2019)

I've seen this a couple of times now and each time it feels like it should be better than it actually is. It's quite predictable and just does not feel original even with this unique dystopian future world they've created, something is missing. Matt Damon just appears to be going through the "action hero" motions and Jodi Foster as the villain makes up her accent as she goes along. CGI is good, fight scenes well done, I would have liked more shots or explanations of wasted, ruined future Los Angeles, that was interesting, I guess missed opportunities.
Story follows Matt Damon working in a robot factory where he gets exposed to a lethal dose of radiation. The only way to save himself is go Off World to Elsium, a giant space station where the rich and privileged live and have the technology to heal in fancy tanning bed type things. He agrees to undergo a dangerous mission which involves making him a living bionic computer. Along the way he hooks up with his childhood girlfriend who he never stopped loving, her daughter has leukemia, also needs a healing bed. Jodi Foster employs Sharlto Copley from District Nine to stop Ben and his band of rebels. Most political or social messages go out the window as this becomes exclusively an action movie