The Martian
The Martian is based on Andy Weir's 2011 novel The Martian. Back in Mars, a left for dead Mark must find a way of surviving.
10 July 1977, Forest Gate, London, England, UK
1970, Manchester, England, UK
4 August 1979, Budapest, Hungary
8 August 1974, Bradford, Yorkshire, England, UK
11 May 1975, Santa Cruz, California, USA
1 May 1993, Budapest, Hungary
1 April 1987, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
13 August 1982, Constanta, Romania
1 January 1977, Southwark, London, England, UK
1 January 1970, Durham, North Carolina, USA
7 November 1987, Budapest, Hungary
22 May 1981, Bronx, New York, USA
28 March 1970, Isny im Allgäu, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
30 October 1945, New York City, New York, USA
19 February 1955, Athens, Georgia, USA
1976, Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
April 18, 2017
As pure numbers-game suspense, the movie passes inspection, but the relative absence of soul searching... makes it seem a specious vehicle for the trumpeting of such human values as cooperation, perseverance, and self-sacrifice.
April 18, 2017
While Weir's story, which screenwriter Drew Goddard adapted for Scott, may not be particularly profound -- we're not talking Blade Runner here, after all -- it is memorable. Which just shows you what a little attitude can accomplish.
April 12, 2017
The Martian is a film about human error, the will to survive, and the responsibility that we have as human beings, not just to the work that we dedicate our lives to, but to one another as people.
April 18, 2017
It's the nearest most of us will get to feeling like we've lived on Mars for an eternity. And that's not saying a lot.
October 04, 2015
The film is a profound testament to the rare-and underrated-virtue of simply not screwing anything up.
April 18, 2017
Ridley Scott handles the planetary and space sequences beautifully, especially an action-packed climax that will have you on the edge of your seat.
October 02, 2015
The Martian plays to both Scott's strengths and weaknesses. By relegating Mark's predicament to a purely survivalist scenario, he keeps things humming along without ever widening the horizon. But there was an obligation to widen the horizon.
December 08, 2015
It's pretty sunny and often funny, a space oddity for a director not known for pictures with a sense of humor.
April 18, 2017
Packed with as much science-fact as it is with science-fiction, The Martian is a hugely ambitious story told with genuine heart. Matt Damon delivers a knockout performance, and this film marks Ridley Scott finally getting back to his best form.
November 05, 2015
Bringing optimism, nerd-itude and a touch of crazy to his character's solo ordeal -- at one point, scraggly Watney calls himself a "space pirate" -- Damon is the key to the movie's exuberance.
October 02, 2015
It's a brisk, funny piece of competence-porn sci-fi.
December 08, 2015
Damon has never seemed more at home than he does here, millions of miles adrift. Would any other actor have shouldered the weight of the role with such diligent grace?
