Matt Damon, alone, on Mars, better than you might expect

Rating: 8/10 (4 October 2015)

After going to see The Martian I was pleasantly surprised at hoe good a film focused on Matt Damon being alone on Mars could actually be. But to get one thing clear from start to finish you do know what the outcome of the film will be but the ride is really really good.
To start off the acting is really good from Matt Damon, he kept it funny, interesting and some good dramatic acting as well. The supporting cast was also very good with no real performance that was disappointing. This has some things down to the writing I have heard from other reviews as the script was really good and light for a movie surrounded by a character being left on a planet on his own. So Drew Goddard does deserve credit for his writing after the very popular book.
Cinematography and visuals of the film are brilliant, not once did I feel like Mars is pretty boring when watching the film. The film being set in a lonely planet it is still really cool to see vast mountains. This all adds to the desertion and the scale of the planet. The film deserves some credit for the visuals which are up there with the visuals in Gravity or interstellar which is similar in its space setting. Perhaps not as good throughout the film but still fantastic cinematic experience.
After already stating that anyone going to see this film you will already predict the outcome but when engaged with the film you don't really feel disappointed you feel like you was with Matt Damon on another planet. you are immersed in the film it is brilliant to watch. This would be a criticism of the film but when watching you don't dwell on this. however a real criticism would be the film is quite long at two hours twenty minutes and some scenes back on earth could be cut down a bit as we came to see Matt Damon on Mars and we want to see Matt Damon on Mars.
I would definitely recommend this film in the cinema was one of the best films of the year so far and if your a fan of space this is the film for you.
8/10