Please read the book and just forget about the movie.

Rating: 1/10 (15 October 2019)

This is by far one of the most boring movies of all time thanks to the by-the-numbers screenplay and lazy direction. This Martian does nothing new or interesting; its characters all have traits that don't mean or contribute to anything; its has too much dialogue and the movie forgets about show-don't-tell and that's not even the most offensive thing about the movie. The most offensive thing about the movie is that its a complete injustice to its source material: "The Martian" the book is a book that is telling a genuinely interesting tale exemplified by the realistic, grounded science it is based in. This all important aspect of the book is completely lost on the the movie (and its makers). "Science-ing the s*** out of this" is only a cathc-phrase to them it instead of being the ever-important philosophy it should embody. Please just read the book and forget about the movie.