Just okay

Rating: 6/10 (6 February 2016)

The Martian is poorly written, and essentially ignores the basic gravitational physics.
Mars has a gravitational pull of .38 that of Earth. But Matt Damon tromps round like he is walking through the Sahara Desert.
Ridley Scott directed this flick, and if you want to watch his work while in his prime where he didn't disregard science you would be best to watch the original Alien movie. It's almost perfect.
But the worst part of this film is the writing. The dialog is ridiculous. Written by frat boys as one reviewer suggested sounds correct.
On the other hand, Damon is good in the film and the acting is generally passable at its worst.