Elysium focused too much on the heavy-handed
theme and not enough on the actual story elements. It wasn't exciting,
believable, or worth watching.
The trailer for Elysium didn't sell me on it, and neither
did Roeper's review, even though he gave it an A-, which is pretty high. It's
from the same guy who directed District 9. He really needs to lay off the
heavy-handed themes. He's not changing the world with these movies. He's from
South Africa, though, so I guess that explains where he gets it.
