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By Tom Long (1,693) for Detroit News (2,682) on 08 Aug 2013

An epic about saving humanity that feels more manufactured than human…

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By Paul Chambers (522) for Movie Chambers (386) on 08 Aug 2013

The acting is sub-par. Damon fails to generate the hero vibe. Jodie Foster is wasted as the iron-faced space queen…

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By Jeanne Kaplan (738) for Kaplan vs. Kaplan (1,174) on 08 Aug 2013

Elysium is simply one of the worst films of the year, with derelict dialogue and a sound track that is like nails on a chalkboard…

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By David Kaplan (436) for Kaplan vs. Kaplan (1,174) on 08 Aug 2013

When the best parts of a science fiction film are its set designs, that's not a good thing…

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By Peter Canavese (1,744) for Groucho Reviews (1,725) on 07 Aug 2013

There's a tough-mindedness there that's admirable, even if it's preaching to a mall-multiplex choir…

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By Soren Andersen (496) for Seattle Times (3,524) on 07 Aug 2013

Few mainstream moviemakers have painted as sprawling and densely detailed a portrait of humanity in extremis as Blomkamp does here…

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By Richard Roeper (2,737) for Chicago Sun-Times (7,580) on 07 Aug 2013

Damon’s everyman workhorse is tragically sympathetic, plodding ahead against all odds. Copley is brilliant as the sadistic villain…

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By Avi Offer (997) for NYC Movie Guru (997) on 07 Aug 2013

Yet another shallow, dumb blockbuster that could easily be turned into a video game…

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By Rebecca Murray (740) for About.com (1,470) on 07 Aug 2013

There are occasional clever moments in Elysium, but overall it's a film on a mission and subtly be damned…

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By Jeffrey Lyles (696) for Lyles' Movie Files (591) on 07 Aug 2013

Packed with potential, but Blomkamp can't pull it together to make it work…

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By Mark Dujsik (2,093) for Mark Reviews Movies (2,037) on 07 Aug 2013

It doesn't help that Max is an unsympathetic hero who becomes a transparently inconsistent one…

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By Nell Minow (2,357) for Beliefnet (937) on 07 Aug 2013

Elysium is a smart sci-fi thriller that bundles the action and visuals we want with some provocative ideas about some of today's most contentious…

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By David Medsker (361) for Bullz-Eye.com (1,091) on 07 Aug 2013

In order to make his point, Neill Blomkamp resorts to painting with an awfully broad brush, and the complex issues…

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By Kenneth Turan (2,323) for Los Angeles Times (12,977) on 07 Aug 2013

Although the pulp energy that Blomkamp brings to this material makes it consistently watchable, the film doesn't feel as singular as we would…

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By Brian Orndorf (4,059) for Blu-ray.com (2,093) on 07 Aug 2013

Always fascinating to watch, perhaps more effective as a silent reminder of economic disparity and discrimination than bulky summer escapism…

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By Charles Koplinski (232) for Illinois Times (232) on 07 Aug 2013

Rote Action Scenes Muddle Elysium's Message…

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By Soren Anderson (264) for Seattle Times (3,524) on 07 Aug 2013

Few mainstream moviemakers have painted as sprawling and densely detailed a portrait of humanity in extremis as Blomkamp does here…

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By Dana Stevens (1,435) for Slate (2,081) on 07 Aug 2013

Blomkamp proceeds to spend the last two-thirds of his film crashing spaceships into lawns, or staging high-tech fistfights between Elysium’s…

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By Andrew O'hehir (1,324) for Salon.com (2,725) on 07 Aug 2013

If Elysium isn’t the post-millennial sci-fi masterpiece I was hoping for, it has tremendous resonance and is pretty doggone good for its category…

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By Peter Howell (1,731) for Toronto Star (3,601) on 07 Aug 2013

Damon's presence greatly alleviates the been-there feel of this Elysium excursion, which starts to run out of steam when the usual explosive…

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