Engaging and fun.

Rating: 8/10 (31 July 2016)

The Martian seemed like a touch and go movie and it took me a while to check it out, but I was very glad to finally watch it. It was well worth watching The Martian which held my interest from start to finish.
The Martian wastes no time kicking off with the Ares III navigating their way on Mars for a mission. The crew members include botanist Mark Watney (Matt Damon), mission commander Melissa Lewis (Jessica Chastain, Rick Marinez (Michael Pena), Beth Johanssen (Kate Mara), Dr. Chris Beck (Sebastian Stan) and Dr. Alex Vogel (Aksel Hennie). Watney is forced to be left behind after his fellow crew members on Ares III believe that he has been killed in a freak accident on Mars during a sudden dust storm in which they make the decision to evacuate. Later, Watney is found to have survived but his suit's bio monitor has been severely damaged and a piece of antenna has been lodged into his torso. Watney must draw on his knowledge of botany and his own ingenuity to survive on Mars by cultivating food supplies and maintaining his own health, as well as finding a way to communicate back to NASA that he is indeed still alive. Meanwhile back home, NASA administrator Teddy Sanders (Jeff Daniels), mission director Vincent Kapoor (Chiwetel Ejiofor) and flight director Mitch Henderson (Sean Bean) must plan a rescue mission to have Mark Watney brought back home.
The Martian was an excellent movie from start to finish and Matt Damon proves he still has the right stuff along with the rest of the all star cast. Director Ridley Scott (Blade Runner, Gladiator) still proves that he is still a great director.
The Martian is an engaging and fun movie from start to finish, and I had a great time watching it.
8/10.