Mission To Mars

2000 • 113 minutes

About this movie

The year is 2020, and the first manned mission to Mars, commanded by Luke Graham (Don Cheadle), lands safely on the red planet. But the Martian landscape harbors a bizarre and shocking secret that leads to a mysterious disaster so catastrophic, it decimates the crew. Haunted by a cryptic last message from Graham, NASA launches the Mars Recovery Mission to investigate and bring back survivors -- if there are any. Confronted with nearly insurmountable dangers, but propelled by deep friendship, the team finally lands on Mars and makes a discovery so amazing, it takes your breath away. MISSION TO MARS is an action-packed rocket ride that will enthrall you with its stunning special effects.

Ratings and reviews

Another in a series of well executed thought-provoking films with good cinematography and special effects and a good storyline but without the oomph! to get over the hump and into the consideration of the massive number of people to make it a hit. should be added to the list of films to be seen by science-fiction film lovers.

The cast was fantastic, and the dialogue was fairly well written, but the basic premise of the film and the ending were two of the biggest cop-outs in Science Fiction since Disney's The Black Hole.

SPOILERS: There's lots a good stuff in this movie...a great cast, eye-popping effects. But the whole alien premise is superfluous. There's more than enough room for drama in straight-up interplanetary flight. Case in point: The Martian. Not an alien to be found, only great storytelling.