Intriguingly, every single negative review makes some mention of the movie being too "heavy." [quote]Blomkamp's seemingly limitless imagination in terms of tech finds itself repeatedly and frustratingly grounded by heavy-handed storytelling. [/quote] [quote]A politically charged flight of speculative fiction makes an exciting launch, only to tailspin into an ungainly crash landing in Elysium. [/quote] [quote]Blomkamp's best weapon is satire - as seen in moments where Damon tries to get sarcastic with robots, and tends to get either beaten or offered free medication. Unfortunately, the director goes with heavy handedness more often.[/quote] [quote]For those who've hankered this summer-movie season for splattering body explosions, Elysium provides a (not exactly) healthy fix. [/quote] Okay, maybe not that last one. But still.

heavy... and why do sci fi films have to be light? the best ones in recent memory have had serious and intriguing plotlines, such as looper, or blomkamp's last film, district 9. i dont get the complaint, but then i havent seen the film sooo...

I have no idea. I just said it was intriguing. Hell, I don't even know what the term "heavy" means...