Well, I didn't want to get nasty, but the more I thought about this film the angrier I got. This is another example of a film that cost millions to make with a cast and crew of extremely seasoned professionals and yet they can't seem to generate even a single moment of originality.
First, let me say I am a fan of science fiction. Also, I appreciate any attempts at making a "realistic" space film. However, I have no patience for filmmakers who think their audience has a 3rd grade education.Or filmmakers who seem to think we haven't seen all the cliches before. Where do I begin?
How about characters who are just so gosh-darn nice you couldn't imagine any of them hurting a fly? Not a single conflict among them. The acting was so wooden my friends and I were bored stiff.
How about dialogue that is unintentionally hilarious: "Come on people, lets work the problem!" or "The universe is not chaos. It's connection. Life reaches out to life!" Sigh...
What about incongruities such as a man who is able to survive a year on the Martian surface with only a tarp and some house plants to keep him alive?
How about a tall, slim slightly humanoid alien that I think I saw lurking around the mothership in "Close Encounters of the 3rd Kind" and half a dozen other movies. (One local reviewer here commented that the alien looked like it was wearing the latest Bob Mackie gown. It did.)
And the list goes on...
Watching this film, I was concerned that I was the only one in the audience thinking what a waste it was. But as the words "The End" came on, I heard someone behind me mutter, "At last!" and a smattering of boos rose from the crowd. And we all saw the film for free!
From the shots that were poor 2001 homages to the music that dripped schmaltz, Mission to Mars is a waste of two hours of your life you won't get back.
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