Don't expect too much from this one!

Rating: 7/10 (15 October 2015)

For me, a major turn off with this movie was that it was not realistic as I thought it would be. Yes, the story was new, the concept was new. But it is a bit far-fetched to show that NASA would spend a billion of dollars on a mission to rescue one astronaut. And that the people already on the mission would take the risk of changing their course to rescue someone. It is a bit too optimistic to show that you get potatoes harvested in Mars soil (in earth-like conditions created) at the first go. I mean you could be a really great botanist, but cultivating and growing crops is not just temperature and water, what about so many organisms that take part in the process!Succeeding at first go is a bit optimistic according to me. But then again it's a movie and is based on a science fiction book.
Apart from that, I think the direction is great. The cinematography is good and the visual effects are good. The performances are good especially Matt Damon. Overall, it's good, nothing too special about it.