In the near future wealthy people no longer live on Earth.
They life a blissful life on a space station known as Elysium. Thanks to the
latest technology there is no illness on Elysium as all known diseases and
conditions can be repaired.
Back on Earth factory worker Max (Matt Damon) receives a
fatal dose of radiation and decides that he must get to Elysium to save
himself. Along the way he meets up with old friend Frey (alice Braga) and her leukaemia
suffering daughter who also needs the healing technology.
In their way is a ruthless politician (Jodie Foster) and a
crazy enforcer (Sharlto Copley) who do not plan on allowing any poor person
access to the potentially life saving equipment.
Damon turns in another competent action turn and Foster is
fine as the nasty and ambitious politician but it’s District 9’s Sharlto Copley
that steals the show as he revels in the brutality of Kruger, a man with his
own ideas on how Elysium should be governed.
Ric’s Rating: Good.
I wanted to like this film. One element broke it for me early - everyone wants to get to Elysium to use a healing bed. Why not just raid the factory on Earth? (Because nothing is made on Elysium, so the bed factory is on Earth somewhere.)
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