Don't get your expectations too high

Rating: 5/10 (9 September 2013)

Coming off of the incomparable District 9, this is a simplistic good vs evil story that doesn't make a lot of sense on many levels. I won't rehash too many of the points others have made, but here's some jarring questions that stood out:

Elysium's defense system consists of a guy on the ground with a 2-foot missile? Also, the roof of the torus is open to the vacuum of space. Guess how long those little walls are going to hold the atmosphere in.

There is no attempt to explain why there aren't medpods on Earth, which would seem to be a growth industry. Do they use too many resources, create even more overpopulation, or what?

I'm not clear whether Elysium actually runs Earth or just ignores what government there is. There doesn't seem to be any other source of authority they have to deal with.

Enough said about Jodie Foster. If only she could have grown a Snidely Whiplash mustache.

Alice Braga is again the platonic friend with cute child that saves our hero, who repays her and saves the world with a supreme sacrifice. We've seen her in I Am Legend, you know.