The Martian

2015 • 141 minutes

About this movie

From legendary director Ridley Scott (Alien, Prometheus) comes a gripping tale of human strength and the will to survive. During a mission to Mars, American astronaut Mark Watney (Matt Damon) is presumed dead and left behind. But Watney is still alive. Against all odds, he must find a way to contact Earth in the hope that scientists can devise a rescue plan to bring him home.

Ratings and reviews

I've seen it twice now and liked it mostly. But I found it got a bit daft also cheesy near the end. Plus I didn't understand why they dragged it out to go back and fetch hin. I thought it was obvious that was going to happen. But I enjoyed the science in the movie and most of the storyline even though it felt like they were fleshing it out a bit too much to adapt the book to movie transition.....

Visuals in this film are great, I mean it's easy to imagine that Matt Damon is on Mars. But the film itself seems to be a mash up of many others. Robinson crueso on Mars, Gravity, castaway, Interstellar and especially apollo 13. It does have its highs and lows, you want Matt Damon to make it home. If you enjoyed apollo 13 then u will like it, but of all the space rescue movies, the for mentioned apollo 13 is the best.

Still cool for Sci fi watchers, it has highs and lows and contains some scenes remade from old films , to tie everything and master the story. Although it may not have much action, it is very suitable for people who like powerful emotive Sci fi