Wonderful potential, but I had to walk out.

Rating: 5/10 (9 August 2013)

The story was interesting, though I believe it is a retelling of part of HG Well's "Time Machine", with the Morlocks living underground and the Eloi living above. Very easy comparison with people living in the squall of Earth while the elite live above in the space station.
I did find the contrasts interesting, with Max (Matt Damon) being very visceral with his language (both in English AND Spanish) while Ms Delacourt (Jodie Foster), playing the refined bureaucrat (fluent in French) was actually the one with the coarser disposition.
There was however a scene where the violence and carnage just got to be a bit much. My wife was noticeably disturbed by it, so we chose to leave. I'm confident this film will do very well, it just wasn't my "cup of tea".