One of the blockbusters of the year, a good adventure movie but an overrated one as well

Rating: 7/10 (18 November 2015)

One of the blockbusters of the year, a good adventure movie but an overrated one as well (8,2 in IMDb). The Martian is Ridley Scott's return after his last good movie, Prometheus (2012). Picture this one as a combination of the science of Apollo 13 (1995), combined with the survival element of Cast Away (2000) and the lost in space fun of Gravity (2013). After the recent success of Gravity (7 Oscars for an all-right sci-fi adventure movie) it seems that space adventure movies can combine Academy Awards' appreciation with ticket selling. The Martian is very well made, Ridley Scott's direction is impressive at some points and Matt Damon tries his best, but the movie is obviously not thought provocative. Still it's the perfect movie to have your pop corn with.
Grade: B-