Could have been so much more

Rating: 7/10 (24 March 2014)

And it isn't that the film's bad - far from it, as it's very watchable.
But it always seems like something's lacking (if that's the best way to put it).
I think partly because some areas really are lacking..................the back story to Elysium, where the rich decided to leave and set up on an orbital space station.
Okay, the way things are going at times - it's believable. But what about any Government on Earth itself ? A bit more depth would have been useful.
And the same with Max's exo-skeleton. Very underused, considering it was meant to make him super strong. That strength didn't really come out until the last few scenes.
And Matt Damon did a great job acting Max - but it was fairly obvious he was going to sacrifice himself at the end (pretty much from the time of the nun flashblack).
And I think that's the frustrating thing about Elysium. With a slightly tighter script, it could have been a classic.
As it is, we're left with a very watchable film - but all too predictable.