Mediocre, but watchable

Rating: 5/10 (5 February 2014)

I had high hopes for this film because of the director's previous film and the star power associated with it. But it ended up feeling so predictable and uninteresting in the second half that I left the viewing disappointed. The action was OK but I just didn't feel any vested interest in the characters. Jodie Foster's character was severely underused in this film that I feel she could have been played by any other actor without affecting the film. Matt Damon did a good job, as he often does, but his motivation for getting to Elysium felt a bit weak. The main standout, as others have said, was Kruger (Sharlto Copley). He disappeared into his role and was so different from his previous roles that you could forget it was an actor when watching the movie.