Not the best.

Rating: 5/10 (23 June 2014)

I'm writing this after only watching once so don't expect much detail or correct names of the characters. I'm a massive sci fi film buff and looked forward to this one as Matt Damon is a good watch. The start of this film set a great picture of the intended plot and laid a base of what could be a great film. But not long in I was thinking ahead and I foresaw the end pretty much at the start. The film felt like it started at a good pace in order to build to a climactic finale but soon became rushed and I felt the acting was hurried and too much happened in the middle of the film. The attempt of an emotional end was too reminiscent of blood diamond . There were hardly any real memorable scenes and there wasn't enough footage of what it is actually like living in Elysium, no twists and a pretty poor storyline and the end left me thinking is this the end or the beginning. On a positive, the special effects were great. Too much crammed into one film and left me thinking how Tom cruises 'oblivion' had no competition for the modern sci-fi. I feel a bit let down.