Elysium | reviewed by: Jeremy Frost | August 24, 2013
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#Elysium had such promise. The premise was cool & It looked amazing, but the characters never took hold. I had high hopes & they fell short.
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| synopsis | In the year 2159, two classes of people exist: the very wealthy who live on a pristine man-made space station called Elysium, and the rest, who live on an overpopulated, ruined Earth. Secretary Rhodes (Jodie Foster), a hard line government official, will stop at nothing to enforce anti-immigration laws and preserve the luxurious lifestyle of the citizens of Elysium. That doesn’t stop the people of Earth from trying to get in, by any means they can. When unlucky Max (Matt Damon) is backed into a corner, he agrees to take on a daunting mission that, if successful, will not only save his life, but could bring equality to these polarized worlds. |
| lead actors | Matt Damon | Jodie Foster | William Fichtner | Alice Braga | Wagner Moura | Diego Luna | Talisa Soto | Michael Shanks | Carly Pope | Ona Grauer | Faran Tahir | Jose Pablo Cantillo | Terry Chen | Maxwell Perry Cotton | Sharlto Copley |
| director | Neill Blomkamp |