Director:Ridley Scott
Writers:Drew Goddard (screenplay), Andy Weir (book)
Stars:Matt Damon, Jessica Chastain, Kristen Wiig | See full cast and crew>>
Storyline
During a manned mission to Mars, Astronaut Mark Watney is presumed dead after a fierce storm and left behind by his crew. But Watney has survived and finds himself stranded and alone on the hostile planet. With only meager supplies, he must draw upon his ingenuity, wit and spirit to subsist and find a way to signal to Earth that he is alive. Millions of miles away, NASA and a team of international scientists work tirelessly to bring "the Martian" home, while his crewmates concurrently plot a daring, if not impossible, rescue mission. As these stories of incredible bravery unfold, the world comes together to root for Watney's safe return.Movie Reviews
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am a big fan of Ridley Scott. I am a big fan of Matt Damon. "The
Martian" was always going to be a difficult translation from book to
screen. Scott did a good job on the technical side and Damon earned his
paycheck but I never really got emotionally involved with his character
the way I did in the Bourne movies. There was no "wow" factor at any
stage in the movie for me. I found it quite watchable but it was not
riveting and it felt like "Apollo 13" just on a grander special effects
scale. Rescue missions don't usually make for exciting entertainment for
me even when as in "Apollo 13", it was based on a real event and this
is just a work of fiction. It would have been better if whilst marooned
on Mars Damon had found signs of alien life or something and this had
opened up a thought-provoking line to follow. But it was following the
book and as a result there are no real scares or shocks in this movie -
just a guy and a NASA team overcoming technical problems one by one. As
it is I can only give this a 5 and it disappoints me to have to do so
because I am a big fan of most science fiction movies.
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