very VERY disappointing

Rating: 5/10 (11 September 2013)

as a fan of D9 i was looking forward to this more than most blockbusters. and as much as i wanted to like it, i come away with little positive to say about it. yes, it looks as good as ( not better than) any blockbuster should in sfx although the Elysium station itself is hardly show at all, most of the action taking place in shanty towns on earth, very similar to the south Africa blongkamp displayed in District 9. the script is terrible, i mean, almost insultingly banal. it is just a series of setpieces, each as predictable as the last. jodie foster is woefully miscast ( the clipped 'english' accent made me wince it was so bad. matt damon.. just didn't work, i don't dislike him but i do not rate him much as an actor anyway, he already was the worse thing in saving private ryan. only sharlito copley had a presence but, again, his character was terribly cliché ridden. so apart from the eye candy ( there are say 2 shots of elysium itself that look really grand and genuinely impress) there is nothing in this film to write home about. so disappointing after D9 which i love. lets hope his trimester film is back to that form. bad script and bad casting means i won't be watching a second time.