Out of this World!

Rating: 8/10 (3 February 2016)

Having successfully landed on Mars the crew of the Ares III encounter a terrific storm which separates one of the astronauts named "Mark Watney" (Matt Damon) from the rest. Considering him to be dead and in order to escape the storm the Ares III launches without him. Once he regains consciousness he realizes his plight and decides to try to stay alive as long as he can. But with no communication and limited supplies he knows that the odds are steeped very much against him. Now rather than reveal any more I will just say that although it was rather predictable and cheesy it was still quite entertaining. Matt Daman, as usual, performed in an excellent manner and coupled with the beautiful "Martian" scenery along with the tension the director (Ridley Scott) managed to maintain even though the film was well over 2 hours kept the film from becoming either dull or boring. In any case, I enjoyed this movie and I have rated it accordingly. Definitely above average.