In a nutshell -- Good Summer Popcorn Movie

Rating: 8/10 (28 September 2013)

I found Elysium to be one of the better summer movies of 2013. It's no Academy Award winner, by any means. But it was briskly paced, had lots of action, a decent story, and the characters where good. Most of the special effects were well done, and the plot was engaging, although a little predictable.
The only bad thing I would say about it, is Jody Foster's acting was horrible. Just horrible. I'm a Jody Foster fan. Even more so than Matt Damon, and I'm a guy. She just doesn't ever play a part poorly. I don't know if it was the director, the script or what it was -- But I'm going to give her a 'bye' this time, because she has done so brilliantly in the past. I did not know she was even capable of acting this poorly, but -- It happened.
The rest of the cast was great. I wish the writer put in more of the humor which Matt Damon's character started the movie off with. It could have used a little more humor. But I sat with my eyes glued to the screen the whole time.
Some of the 'critics' here are being way to harsh. It's not meant to be rocket science or completely flawless. It's a 'Popcorn Movie.' It's wasn't the best I've ever seen, but certainly worth your $10 and two hours. I had fun. I might even buy it.