A not so great, Hyped up movie- Bored

Rating: 1/10 (4 October 2015)

My brief take on it :
The story line was great, and the science too.
The average : Matt Damon - he wasn't the right guy for the role. He just didn't portray the panic or the desperation one would expect from a human who is fighting for survival. He was just tooo happy. The visuals could have been better. The director had the Mars landscape, night sky at his disposal, but failed to exploit it.
The bad : The screenplay failed to capture the books brilliant portrayal of science and the tension it created in its reader. Matt Damon would literally spell out what the next 10 minutes of scenes would be , this happened every 15 minutes. Thus taking out the element of surprise. A good movie keeps the viewer guessing and feeds information slowly in bits and pieces, leaving the audience to solve the mystery. This was too predictable. The sound editing wasn't great either.
I would put this in the league of movies like - Day after tomorrow, 2012..
I'm a big Ridley Scott fan, that's why this was a big disappointment.
If you haven't watched the movie, get the book first. If you Still watch it after reading this, then at least you won't feel that bad as your expectations will be low. You might just be amazed after all.