Future Best Picture Winner

Rating: 10/10 (20 December 2015)

First off, it gets you right into it. The movie starts off on Mars, and introduces the plot immediately. The story is good, although Screen Junkies on Movie Science were able to prove that it's not accurate. Regardless, I almost feel like they could've used a minute to set up, even though it is a 2 and a half hour movie. Matt Damon pretty much carries the film, and honestly, as good as some actors are, NOBODY could've made this as good as he did. Not Tom Hanks. Not Leonardo DiCaprio, not James Franco. Damon is so likable, and makes all of these jokes while remaining serious about what's actually going on. The rest of his crew are all very well performed as well. Jessica Chastain, Michael Peña, Kate Mara, Aksel Hennie, or even Sebastian Stan - nobody is miscast! The real amazing performance was Jeff Daniels, the head of NASA. And he absolutely breaks your heart and should definitely get Oscar nominated. And while Donald Glover and Benedict Wong are all good, Chiwetel Ejiofor is phenomenal. Really impressed from a guy I've never heard of. The cinematography is absolutely stunning, and the visual effects help a lot, because I felt like I was on Mars with him. The music is very well chosen too. Loved the LOTR name drops too. My friends all tease me and tell me this is predictable, but some parts, I was actually thinking the opposite way. I said a few weeks ago that Everest should just take the Best Picture award right now, but I take that back! My money is on The Martian to take it all home!