No meat with the potatoes

Rating: 5/10 (20 January 2016)

The Martian is like two different movies sliced together. One half is of Matt Damon and his super positive attitude at being stranded on Mars. The scenery looks great, it's fun to watch him smile in the face of his problems and constantly flip the bird at authority. At the end I have no idea who he is; apparently he is good at plants and has parents.
The second half of the movie involving the rescue, was simply a montage of all the Hollywood blockbuster disaster movies. It involves 2D characters, the main plan which fails and the left field plan that saves the day. All which you can see unfolding from a mile out.