Review of Elysium (2013) by Cedric L — 19 Jun 2016

Gritty sci-fi adventure with a hard-hitting message.

This review of Elysium (2013) was written by Cedric L on 19 Jun 2016.

Elysium has generally received positive reviews.

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By Philip S (830) on 03 Oct 2017

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By Adam A (1,016) on 05 Jul 2017

Though having an interesting concept and a hoop of charasmatic leads...Elysium lacks in originality and is too chaotic in way to many areas…

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