Critics Consensus:Elysium

Hi! We are Critics Consensus. We post the regular critics opinion for video games and movies! Today it is Elysium a new action drama from the director of District 9.

District 9 was known as one of the best movies of the year and one of the best sci-fi movies known to exist. Now Neill Blomkamp is making a new action thriller called Elysium. It's got an amazing storyline so does it bode well?
Unfortunately not. Elysium is not a bad disappointment by any means but is certainly leftover dinner compared to District 9. The acting is not that visceral as District 9 with Jodie Foster's fake contrived accent and the movie trying to fit too much into it's timeframe. Elysium is one of the best movies of the summer though. Only because nothing good came out in the summer.
Overall only see this movie if you want to.
Elysium is rated R.