The Marsian

Rating: 9/10 (2 October 2015)

Ridley Scott will direct your eyes to the most beautifully landscaped Mars you will ever encounter. On top of that, Sir Scott also directs a perfectly paced film, with enough chaos to enthrall you and enough drama for you to care for (most) of the characters. This leads me to my only negative point of the film and that is the space crew. Whilst two of the characters are well characterized, the remaining three you give little care about; and that is big with some of the more suspenseful moments. However, even though our female character is shown in full detail, you can't help but think she's been taken from the 'female, no emotion, strong willed' template that plagues so many lead female characters in clichéd thriller films.
However, besides characterization, nothing will come close to the adventure this film gives you. It's full of everything you would want, and may even be the best film of the year thus far.