Unfortunately, the wealth of interesting ideas, and impressive designs don't compensate for the abundance of underwhelming performances from the supporting cast. Overall the story is crammed into it's running time, not giving us time to care about any of the characters involved.
This review of Elysium (2013) was written by Eric B on 30 Apr 2014.
Elysium has generally received positive reviews.
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