District 9 goes to Hollywood

Rating: 4/10 (4 October 2014)

When i've heard that Neill Blomkamp would direct a movie with Matt Damon set in a dystopian future, it was a must see. However, after watching it, i understood once again that there is much mot to film than meets the eye. As if the producers took the concept of District 9 and set it into a favela and dumbed down the concept of a bad-bad-bad corporatocracy providing good life to the happy few and misery to the poor majority has been considerably dumbed down.
Elysium is not a bad movie in itself, rather it hasn't fulfilled it's potential. On the positive note you'll see a lot of good non-US actors: Sharlto Copley, Alice Braga, Diego Luna and (my favorite in this cast) Wagner Moura.
Overall, this is a fun movie to watch, but don't expect too much.