Flat

Rating: 6/10 (18 October 2015)

Overall this was kind of flat. It lacked dramatic flare. Given the situation of an individual being trapped on Mars I would have expected more intensity. Perhaps the movie was just too long. There were a few times where I was simply bored. The movie tended to overwhelm one with technical details.
The ending could have done without crowds cheering at Times Square/Piccadilly – this seemed contrived.
The cinematography was great – of both Mars and space capsule scenes. Matt Damon was adequate, but I was expecting better. The storyline worked and was rational – with no silly hocus-pocus type scenes – so this kept my rating up.