Damon was great. The rest of the cast...meh!!

Rating: 6/10 (8 October 2015)

I was not impressed with The Martian especially since Ridley Scott directed it. Matt Damon was excellent but I was not impressed with the rest of the cast. Jeff Daniels seemed like he walked off the set of The Newsroom and stayed in his Will McAvoy character. Jessica Chastain as the captain of the ship was beyond belief as well as Kate Mara as one of the crew members. Kirsten Wiig was also very distracting and ill cast. When making serious decisions, they were too busy smiling and joking around. No way anyone on a 500 day journey would act like this. I guess I was expecting a darker, more foreboding tone to the movie. I never felt that there was any real suspense that a signature Scott movie is known for. I gave it 6 out of 10 stars to be nice. I wouldn't watch it again.