Not bad

Rating: 8/10 (12 December 2015)

So, as I am writing this, the rating of the movie is 8.2 and I agree with it.
The movie is entertaining. The story is interesting and grabs your attention. I think there are not many scenes which are boring and the time of the movie ( which is more than two hours) does pass fast. However, although I like disco music and those Gloria Estefan and Gloria Gaynor songs are cute in the movie, somehow, I feel that those uplifting songs are a bit misplaced in the movie. Don't know what kind of a soundtrack would fit better, but this one is ...
It was kinda strange to me that the Martian did not start to look thiner sooner considering the lack of food and all... Yes, there is the scene after shower where we see him very thin and bruised, but, I think it is kinda too late. OK, I can imagine someone being determined to stay alive, but I also believe that all the tasks would not look so easy. So, that kind of plausibility was a bit off for me.
I read this is a low budget and all ... I did not know that or noticed. But I did wonder where they shot the movie... Moroccan desert or Arizona? It did not look very Mars to me.
Anyway, not bad. Certainly better than many of the space movies I have seen.