Plenty of Bang for your Buck

Rating: 7/10 (9 December 2013)

Probably a better movie than the recent Oblivion and aspects of design I like better than the recent Star Trek. I really like Blomkamp's style in his movies, and you'll notice it here if you've seen his previous District 9. There's great contrast in the space station and the citizens on Earth. The station citizens are painted as such pompous ignorant sorts, you get the feeling it would be great if we launched them all into space really, but the dominance and exploitation over the run down earth population is what drives the story. Why they don't whack a few of the med treatment units down on Earth is a bit of a wonder... But I suppose current health care is experiencing the teething signs of this horrible future. The woman/child aspect is a transparent plot driver which is kind of annoying and only the daft will be surprised by the ending, but it is a good ride overall with awesome visuals and some thrilling tech. Very industrial with some great design aspects. Everyone acts the parts well with standout Sharlto Carpley as the main villain who is just awesome to watch and so good with the dialog. They should get the nutter from the Guy Pierce "Lockout" movie and Carpley together as a villain duo - I'd watch something with that. Anyways, if you like sci-fi, you'll like what has been done here most likely. A good use of the screen time and plenty of bang for your buck, even if one is left wanting for a few more surprises and a deeper plot.