As a sci-fi fan, I'm disappointed. Felt like a kiddie version of Interstellar and tries too hard to be funny.

Rating: 5/10 (8 January 2016)

After reading all the positive reviews I was really looking forward to seeing this movie. I'm a huge science fiction fan and I love anything that has to do with astronomy and space. While this movie has some decent moments, I found it lacked any sense of danger or tension mostly due to the fact that every character in this film feels the need to laugh off every situation like it's a joke. Don't get me wrong, there were some legitimately funny moments in this film, but I felt it tried TOO hard to be funny and came at the expense of the movie's overall tone. It seemed like every time there was a potential threat or danger to someone, a character would say a smart-alecky line about the situation. This totally diminished ANY sense of tension in the movie and as a result the whole thing feels almost like a comedy.
Also, another thing that bothered me was that aside from Matt Damon, the other actors such as Jessica Chastain, Kate Mara, Sean Bean, Chiwetel Ejiofor, and Kristen Wiig are absolutely WASTED in this film and are given SO LITTLE to do. What a waste of a talented cast.
Overall, very disappointed in this movie and I'm really shocked at all the good reviews it's getting.