seen it all before but still worth picking up

Rating: 7/10 (20 January 2014)

It's always a problem when first time directors are making a hit or a classic and are asked to make a big budget flick. Let M. Night Shyamalan be a perfect example. Here we have Neill Blomkamp who after directing a few Stargate episodes made a big break-through with District 9 (2009). He was the next big thing and here we stand with his SF big budget Elysium.
You still can spot some District elements but Elysium will never become a classic because it does not add anything to the genre. It's just the villain becomes hero story. Don't get me wrong, it's still worth seeing and the acting is superb but it's a bit weak on the storyline.
Not that it is a bad flick, it do jumps out of all the summer releases of 2013 and it do has suspense and excellent effects but I just had a bitter feeling when it was over.
Gore 0/5 Nudity 0/5 Effects 5/5 Story 3/5 Comedy 0/5