Elysium
The film is the story of a doomed man who is trying to break into the uber exclusive world of Elysium. It's an action-packed science fiction with mild emotional manipulation (i.e. the use of a dying pet or child, or overly sentimental flashbacks, to elicit an emotional response from the audience). The acting in the movie is good, however it's so action-oriented there is not a lot of time for character development. Matt Damon is great and does not disappoint as the main character. You'll also love to hate several characters. The movie starts out strong but somewhere in between the middle and the end it starts to drag. In the theater my mind started to wonder: what should I make for dinner tomorrow; I should write an email to so and so; what should I post on my blog next; and so on. The unending action wore me down, I mean, how many times do I have to watch this one guy punch, stab, and explode stuff? Although the special effects were impressive. The ending was a little predictable but fine. Nothing about this movie blew me away and I expect this movie to be somewhat forgettable. If you're bored and it's raining outside and you like action movies, then maybe go see Elysium. Or just stay home and watch Terminator again.Rating: C+
4 comments:
Had a good time with this one, even if its message was a bit obvious from the beginning. Nice review Tess.
Thanks Dan! This was my first movie review and I really enjoyed writing it.
We were thinking of going to see this! Now I can use this to convince Aydin to just stay home and pop in Terminator 2 :-)
Daniele, I'm so glad I could help your cause! <3
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