REVIEW No. 400!
"Why can't I go there?"
With expectations sky-high for the follow-up to District 9, Blomkamp delivers for the most part. The scale and detail of the world-building, both Earthbound and on the Elysium spacestation, are superbly realised both as physical locations and CGI work, which particularly impress in IMAX. Matt Damon is very strong here in an invested and convincing performance, and Jodie Foster creates a good female counterpoint (in what was written as a male role) as the icy, focused 'protector' of Elysium. Blomkamp is an excellent director, his incredible planning and filmic vision fully evident in both execution and editing of scenes, especially the visceral action set-pieces. Disappointment comes with the very simplistic social/political allegory which gives rise to rather thin plotting, but this is compensated for by the sheer energy and drive on display.
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