Overrated movie, with a heavy-handed message and too many plot holes

Rating: 5/10 (1 December 2013)

To start, I was a big fan of the originality of District 9 and thought that Elysium would be another cool original Sci Fi movie. After watching it, I couldn't help but think of the countless plot holes and nonsensical aspects. Off the top of my head: the robots are hit with radiation for no reason, Elysium doesn't have a defence system other than a person firing RPGs from Earth, the robocop guards of one of the richest men in the world have none of the cool weapons we see in the armory later. Also, the whole idea of providing medpods to masses doesn't solve problems of overpopulation and crime that still would plague Earth.
The only reason I gave this movie a passing grade is the wonderful performance by Sharlto Copley. I would describe it as an almost psychotic T-1000. Absolutely loved his South African accent and slang (Boykie!).