Disappointing

Rating: 4/10 (11 August 2013)

Damon's, Foster's and Copley's acting is on the level, but this movie is so weak in terms of concept and plot that I seriously regretted spending money seeing it. Dystopias work well when they work, but one has to spend at least 10 minutes of thinking and at least try aiming for justification and creating something the viewer can easily immerse in. The movie does very poorly in this regard and though Elysium is probably the best Mass Effect Citadel station rip off I have seen in cinema you cannot build belief on the basis of 10 mins of sloppy presentation and CGI alone.
Copley's character is quite, quite fresh and as I said Damon and Foster do well, but that's it. I honestly didn't believe I'd say a weaker sci-fi movie since I saw Total Recall (redux), but there we go...
Would recommend seeing on blu-ray at $5 on a rainy night but don't keep your expectations high.