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By Steven Rea (1,872) for Philadelphia Inquirer (3,920) on 07 Aug 2013

Among the slew of recent futuristic hell-in-a-handbasket spectacles, Elysium takes the cake…

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By Rafer Guzman (1,080) for Newsday (2,345) on 07 Aug 2013

The movie is both sloppy in its details and too literal in its thinking. A less blunt allegory might have made for sharper entertainment…

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By Cary Darling (452) for Fort Worth Star-Telegram/DFW.com (553) on 07 Aug 2013

Director/writer [Neill] Blomkamp has tossed adie any sense of subtlety for a heavy-handed reprise of some of District 9's basic themes hog-tied…

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By Dann Gire (642) for Chicago Daily Herald (649) on 07 Aug 2013

Damon's credibility and dedication to his character give Elysium a solid but squandered foundation…

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By John Anderson (1,358) for Wall Street Journal (3,071) on 07 Aug 2013

Mr. Damon brings both a weary optimism and convincing physicality to Max, who is no revolutionary…

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By Frank Swietek (3,473) for One Guy's Opinion (3,473) on 07 Aug 2013

Expertly made but intellectually shallow, especially when it devolves into standard-issue he-man heroics in the last act…

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By Gary Dowell (222) for Dark Horizons (452) on 07 Aug 2013

It must be said that Blomkamp proves himself to be a capable storyteller, maintaining a gripping pace peppered with impressive, inventive,…

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By James Berardinelli (4,524) for ReelViews (4,523) on 07 Aug 2013

I departed the theater satisfied with what I'd seen but wanting more…

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By Duane Dudek (861) for Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (1,693) on 07 Aug 2013

For a film that wears its empathy and social conscience on its sleeve, Elysium is a disappointingly hollow experience…

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By Manohla Dargis (1,909) for New York Times (5,786) on 07 Aug 2013

Mr. Damon’s performance helps keep the movie from sinking under the weight of its artfully constructed horrors…

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By Al Alexander (533) for The Patriot Ledger (721) on 07 Aug 2013

Where so many end-of-the-world flicks are as dour as they are dumb, 'Elysium' is brimming with humor and special effects to die for…

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By James Verniere (1,180) for Boston Herald (1,433) on 07 Aug 2013

A big, tasty slice of B-movie cheese. Who knew Matt Damon was the new Arnold Schwarzenegger circa 'Total Recall…

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By Joe Williams (923) for St. Louis Post-Dispatch (1,715) on 07 Aug 2013

This vision of a violent future makes Elysium well worth seeing, even as the conventional violence of the thriller finale makes it a missed…

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By Jason Anderson (395) for The Grid (42) on 07 Aug 2013

Elysium is yet another badly derivative and poorly engineered contraption in a summer movie season that's already thick as blackflies with 'em…

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By Edward Douglas (1,395) for ComingSoon.net (2,031) on 07 Aug 2013

Any attempt at heavy political commentary tends to get diluted by the film's desires to be accepted as a summer action movie…

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By Mick Lasalle (3,303) for San Francisco Chronicle (7,630) on 07 Aug 2013

Blomkamp's universe is a fascinating place to visit and the movie is stuffed with ideas - there's far too much here to satisfactorily explore…

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By Lisa Kennedy (833) for Denver Post (1,096) on 07 Aug 2013

Elysium is a gripping, visceral, disconcerting bit of business. Just as writer-director Neill Blomkamp intended…

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By Lawrence Toppman (1,654) for Charlotte Observer (1,670) on 07 Aug 2013

What made “District 9” special was attention to details: You believed in the characters, their society and their surroundings…

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By Michael Phillips (2,622) for Chicago Tribune (6,211) on 07 Aug 2013

With most films, that'd be enough to cut out half the potential American audience…

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By Richard Corliss (1,032) for TIME Magazine (1,130) on 07 Aug 2013

The result is a grim and predictable adventure saga that is not nimble but leaden. Dystopia has rarely been so dysto-pointing…

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