One of the 2010s smartest movies, Ridley Scott hasn't lost his spark

Rating: 8/10 (5 December 2019)

Scott knocks it out of the park with a film adaptation of the 2011 novel of the same name written by Andy Weir. The film follows the struggle of Mark Wattney left for dead on the surface of Mars after a severe dust storm causes his research team to make an emergency evacuation after the storm lays waste to their research facility. Wattney survives, but now with no connection to Earth, he must rebuild on his own for his own survival and find a way to connect back to home.
Matt Damon plays a very excellent character of Mark Wattney who is surprisingly optimistic and full of charm and humor even though he is aware of the fact that all the odds are against him when it comes to his survival, but through his own wits and scientific knowledge, he will overcome the spectacular odds through the power of science and botany
Matt Damon constantly drops line after line of charisma, witty dialoge and an infectiously likeable personality that you will root for him throughout the entire run time of the movie as he solves problem after problem, always maintaining his humor and optimism throughout
The special effects in this movie are a sight to behold aswell with some incredible outdoor scenes of Mars which is replicated beautifully with some outstanding CGI. It really captures the emptiness of the planet which further adds to his pure isolation.
It's a more than great adaptation of the novel and is full of scientific brilliance aswell as a great performance from Matt Damon aswell as Jeff Daniels, Jessica Chastain and Chiwetel Ejiofor. It's a great sci-fi experience. It will not dissapoint