Film Review – Elysium

Four years ago, Neill Blomkamp made a splash with his directorial debut,
the alien immigration saga “District 9.” A sleeper smash that created a
career for the helmer and star Sharlto Copley, the picture was pure
overkill, but offered an enticing glimpse of Blomkamp’s undeniably
fertile creative vision. “Elysium” is his big-budget follow-up, allowing
the moviemaker a chance to romp around an immense sci-fi sandbox, with
major stars to conduct and immaculate CGI machinery to manipulate. Even
though the features are identical in many ways, “Elysium” is more
polished than “District 9,” filling out Blomkamp’s visual potential in
full. However, old, ugly habits remain, keeping his latest work
frustrating to watch as it avoids greatness to monkey around with
numerous noisemakers.
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