A great space movie

Rating: 9/10 (21 October 2017)

A crew of six astronauts are in the middle of a sample collecting routine on Mars when they are taken by surprise by a massive storm. In their struggle to reach shelter, one of the members gets hit by debris and considered dead. The crew leaves for Earth only to later find out that their colleague is still alive, struggling in a desperate attempt to survive until a rescue mission is sent back to get him.
It's a very emotional story of a man, stranded on Mars, which must survive way over his current resources allow, in a desperate hope that someone will hear his cry for help and come to save him. It's very interesting how he manages to overcome many difficulties in order to obtain food and, at the same time, also fix or upgrade his devices, vital for the many days which are to come. It's intriguing, sad, funny and also thrilling, making it addictive to watch most of the time.
The main actor does an incredible job in describing the efforts of his character, making the whole plot very credible. As a downside, it is way too long for my taste, especially when the action is very static as it is in this film. You don't get bored but you want to see a bit faster what is the highly expected but predictable finale. It's a very good movie overall, but you have to be a bit patient in order to reach its end.