A Spoiler Free Average Movie-Goer Review.

Rating: 9/10 (16 August 2013)

I ventured to the movie theater yesterday with a couple of family members to watch Elysium. The trailers had done a good job portraying a Sci-Fi flick that seemingly would be worth seeing in theaters, but honestly, I was skeptical Elysium would be a another cookie-cutter bland action movie after skimming through some user reviews here on IMDb. Some reviewers rated this movie low because of reasons like "Obama-Care", plot holes, clichés, etc. Being the average movie-goer, I review movies on how ENTERTAINING the movie was, not on underlying messages or linking the movie to politics of today. Elysium was an extremely entertaining movie. The story is very straight forward and is not difficult to comprehend at all. To me, there wasn't any major plot holes evident and any clichés that has been overused, it was actually a very original movie in it's own regard. The "complaint" of Obama-care is baffling to me, the movie was not made to be a political platform or to present any underlying messages, it was simply made for entertainment purposes. If you want to see an Amazing Sci-Fi movie with astonishing visuals and an immersive story, take a chance on this movie because it is well worth it. The only grievance I have with Elysium dissuading me from giving it a perfect 10 is that the plot could have been a tad bit deeper, but nonetheless, the story was well delivered.