ElysiumLists: Sci-FiBrief 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 ofï¬cial, 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." Overall Ranking: 2123 (Rank from 2013: # 103)
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Reviewer | Rating | Review |
Dave Examines Movies | 86 | (full review) |
Dan O'Neill | 85 | (full review) |
CineKatz Vivek | 82 | (full review) |
Sober Film Critic James Brown | 80 | (full review) |
Drezzy | 80 | - Damn, damn good movie that has a somewhat anti-climactic and entirely predictable third act. It's a testament to the entire cast that Matt Damon gives one of the weaker performances, and even then he's still really damn good in it. Sharlto Copley, though, stole the show. He was great in District 9 as the bumbling in-over-his-head common man that was forced to be something more, but he's even better here, as Kruger is, hands-down, one of the best film villains I've seen in a very, very long time. |
Committed to Celluloid Fernando Rafael | 80 | (full review) |
Coogs Film Blog | 80 | (full review) |
Daniel Prinn at Daniel's Film Reviews | 80 | (full review) |
Gorgon Reviews | 80 | (full review) |
Bryan Lienesch | 78 | - Sci-fi setting. Class warfare. A protagonist who feels he belongs to both worlds. Does Neil Blomkamp think no one saw 'District 9'? |
That Movie Guy Dion Wyn Hughes | 78 | (full review) |
Tom Little of Digital Shortbread | 75 | (full review) |
CinemaVisitor Erik | 75 | (full review) |
Dan Fogarty - Fogs Movie Reviews | 71 | (full review) |
Angry Vader | 70 | (full review) |
Nathan Zoebl | 70 | (full review) |
Sweet Popcorn And Late Nights | 61 | - This is a great premise and some wonderful world-building, but ultimately not much more than a solid action sci-fi. (full review) |
David Baruffi | 61 | (full review) |
FilmHamster | 61 | (full review) |
Maurice of Movie Mixology | 60 | (full review) |
Mesh The Movie Freak | 60 | (full review) |
MandF Reviews | 60 | (full review) |
Damon Schneider | 57 | |
Fast Film Reviews Mark Hobin | 52 | (full review) |
Chris of This Is Madness | 50 | (full review) |
Ryan from Ten Stars Or Less | 50 | (full review) |
Nathan Adams and the Temple Of Reviews | 43 | (full review) |
Patrick Devitt | 40 |