Surprise of the year.

Rating: 8/10 (22 November 2015)

The Martian is the movie surprise of 2015. Well written story. The viewer is compelled with anticipation of what will happen next. The problem of a stranded astronaut. The crew which left the astronaut and N A S A all try to solve the problem. The triple layered story is intertwined perfectly. The director (Scott) gives a good pace and feel for the social, political, and science problems of the story. Well acted. Matt Damon perfectly can physically act and create solitude scenes with no dialogue. Bean and Daniels create the problem solving interchange of N A S A. Jessica Chastain shines as the leader of the space crew. Chastains strong personality kills it in every scene. The extra character development of the characters using science and deductive reasoning makes for an interesting story. The movie is a bit long but worth it. 8 out 10