If You Want Great Science Fiction, This Is Not It

Rating: Null/10 (23 April 2014)

Elysium is about bringing the Hispanic people left behind on earth - who live below the poverty level - to Elysium, a gigantic-looking steering wheel in space that houses rich white people. If you think that's a trite plot, I agree. Why are all the people left on earth Hispanic? Take it up with the writer, Neill Blomkamp, who also directed Elysium.
That being said, if you watch the special features on the DVD, you can't help but notice that the writer/director spent way too much time wanting to create the special effects and very little on creating a fresh story, creating an exciting plot, and creating a character we want to root for.
Most annoying about Elysium is bad guy Kruger, played by South Africa native, Sharlto Copley. 1. What ever accent he was using, it was overdone. So much so that most of his dialogue cannot be understood. 2. His teeth are way too white for a bad guy made to look dark and sinister. Come on, Mr. Director, he's your hero's nemesis, not a spokes model for Crest Whitestrips 3D. Did I say the writer/director spent way too much time on special effects?
If you want great science fiction, Elysium is not it.