Cast Away meets Apollo 13

Rating: 10/10 (2 October 2015)

Cast Away meets Apollo 13 is the best way I can describe The Martian. Ridley Scott gives us the story about how an astronaut is presumed dead on Mars and how he must now survive on Mars until NASA can send help. First off this movie has a stellar cast. Matt Damon, Jessica Chastain, Kristen Wiig, Michael Pena, Kate Mara, Jeff Daniels, Sean Bean (who I was surprised to see in the movie) and Chiwetel Ejiofor. All of the cast has great chemistry with each other, but Damon is the one who shines and gives an Oscar worthy performance. Scott perfectly captures what is it is like to be on Mars and how helpless we would be in that kind of situation. The movie is also really funny, in fact more funny than most of the comedies that I have seen this year.
But its not all fun and games, when Damon is pulling a piece of shrapnel from his body your not laughing. When very suspenseful events are going down your not laughing. This shows how great Scotts direction is and how he is able to blend drama, comedy, and suspense perfectly. In the end I had a great time with The Martian it is Ridley Scott's best work in years and I would highly recommend this movie to anyone.