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By Louise Keller (804) for Urban Cinefile (2,850) on 09 Aug 2013

It is easy to find relevance in Neill Blomkamp's sci-fi thriller Elysium, in which non authorised residents of the elitist man-made wheel-shaped…

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By Andrew L. Urban (972) for Urban Cinefile (2,850) on 09 Aug 2013

Elysium still relies for its success on the performances, and especially on Matt Damon's, and on that of his nemesis, the mercenary with attitude,…

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By Anders Wright (338) for San Diego Union-Tribune (1,408) on 08 Aug 2013

Though it's often entertaining, it isn't particularly enlightening, and while its larger conceptual ideas are admirable, the execution of those…

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By Steve Crum (868) for Video-Reviewmaster.com (514) on 08 Aug 2013

Director-screenwriter Neill Blomkamp, who imprinted the movie history map with his incredibly original 'District 9,' does not equal that triumph…

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By Bob Bloom (1,124) for Journal and Courier (Lafayette, IN) (1,017) on 08 Aug 2013

Elysium has hefty pretentions that are undercut by lack of details, some poorly conceived characters and a lack of wit…

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By Rob Vaux (1,125) for Mania.com (396) on 08 Aug 2013

This is the product of a major filmmaking talent…

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By Sara Maria Vizcarrondo (199) for Movies With Butter (52) on 08 Aug 2013

Beset with enough wonky stepping stones to undermine its use as a political rabble rouser…

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By Kevin Carr (1,610) for Fat Guys at the Movies (419) on 08 Aug 2013

Like a drunk supermodel, Elysium looks pretty but stumbles around too much for its own good…

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By Eric D. Snider (2,489) for EricDSnider.com (2,026) on 08 Aug 2013

Beware of any movie whose climax involves downloading information into a computer before time runs out…

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By Mike Mcgranaghan (1,821) for Aisle Seat (1,783) on 08 Aug 2013

I have a soft spot for sci-fi movies that use the genre to investigate societal issues; this one does it extremely well…

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By Diva Velez (291) for TheDivaReview.com (290) on 08 Aug 2013

More admirable for its ideas than its execution, the film manages to balance its iniquities with capable performances that keep Elysium from…

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By John Beifuss (1,947) for Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN) (1,944) on 08 Aug 2013

Blomkamp has taken note of the growing gap between the world's have and have-nots and made it literal…

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By Kofi Outlaw (158) for ScreenRant (1,013) on 08 Aug 2013

Elysium presents vivid and grounded sci-fi realness in a clumsy story full of unconvincing characters - resulting in an interesting but conflicted…

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By Christopher Orr (399) for The Atlantic (1,046) on 08 Aug 2013

Though Elysium is a testament to Blomkamp's extraordinary skill as a visual filmmaker, it does not speak nearly so well for his gifts as a writer…

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By Carla Meyer (580) for Sacramento Bee (806) on 08 Aug 2013

The violence in Elysium is stark and cruel, befitting a film about a divided society…

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By Chris Sawin (379) for Examiner.com (1,617) on 08 Aug 2013

Elysium is genuine at heart, but its story structure is so futuristically torqued that nothing seems to affect you the way that it should…

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By Rich Heldenfels (76) for Akron Beacon Journal (177) on 08 Aug 2013

Although the plot does not hold up under close examination, the presentation is fast-paced, exciting and visually memorable, while also wrenching…

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By Michael A. Smith (689) for MediaMikes (371) on 08 Aug 2013

Visually the film is packed with powerful images…

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By Steve Persall (1,105) for Tampa Bay Times (1,287) on 08 Aug 2013

Elysium proves better at social polemics than escapism, a balancing act Blomkamp managed well in District 9, with its allegory of South Africa's…

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By Beth Accomando (509) for KPBS.org (509) on 08 Aug 2013

Copley's scenes (as well as the ones with Finchtner) are the only moments when the film has any fire in its belly and can hold our interest…

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