kind of a let down

Rating: 5/10 (26 December 2015)

The main problem with the Martian, is that we don't feel the desperate condition Mark is supposed to be.
I am not sure if this is a directing problem or Mat Damon's approach to the role. The thing is, the stranded hero is so cool and calm and super smart that makes everything to appear so easy. It is like if you are watching Superman doing his daily chores.
Maybe this could work better as a mini-series. Or focus on what is going on in the planet and not on earth.
Only during the end, when our hero is almost starved and weak he finally shows human. Well at least till the moment he casually says "I am OK just broke my ribs".
So it is an interesting movie, especially while watching all the tricks and solutions each side finds to help our hero come back home.
But it is without a feeling and strong emotion. Something that Apollo 13 did much much better.