Review of Elysium (2013) by Gameboy673 — 09 Aug 2013
Overall, Elysium isn't necessarily a horrible movie, but it's certainly not a very good one either. Individual plot twists were extremely predictable, and the overlaying plot had a few holes that made little sense.
The plot itself was very generic and uninspired. There was a political element to the main plot (that I won't specifically explain here for the sake of saving spoilers), but when it's all said and done it did very little for the main plot itself and seemed unnecessary.
The quote-unquote "cool" parts of the movie, like Max's super-suit and the advanced weaponry, turn out to play incredibly minuscule roles in the plot, and even the big action scenes were let down by a lack of energy.
I haven't seen District 9 so I can't compare the two, but for what it is, Elysium is just O.K., nothing more.
This review of Elysium (2013) was written by Gameboy673 on 09 Aug 2013.
Elysium has generally received positive reviews.
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