Satisfying sci-fi

Rating: 10/10 (24 December 2018)

I don't get why some other reviewers were disappointed by the story. I found it highly intriguing. A city of heaven floating in space near earth? Sign me up. It looks gorgeous too. Then there is hell on earth for those left behind, seeking a way up there.
Good pacing, great effects, a very likeable hero (played well by Matt Damon, although you might not 100% buy the pain he is enduring throughout the journey).
Just a satisfying movie overall. Violent, sure, and the fights go on a bit too long for my taste. But the world set up here really grips you. They have perfect automated medical care in the future, but not everyone gets it. Of course this leads to fights. The social dichotomy shown in Elysium is really not that far from what we have today: the haves and the have-nots.
Elysium is a movie that just works. 10/10, recommended.