Robinson Crusoe in spaaaaaaaaace

Rating: 6/10 (24 May 2016)

Matt Damon is an astronaut working with a team on Mars. A change in weather threatens danger and means the astronauts have to leave immediately. A freak accident leaves Matt Damon's character, Mark Whitney, for dead while the others manage to escape and start their trip back to Earth. Waking up a little battered and bruised Whitney has to survive and find a way of communicating with Nasa in order to get help back home. The film documents how he manages to survive on the baron red planet and Nasa's attempts to mount a rescue. In a nutshell this is Robinson Crusoe on Mars. This is a decent film but isn't the most thrilling or exciting. Thankfully, rather than just follow Damon from start to finish the film is cut up with activities on Earth and events that are unfolding. This makes it easier to follow and breaks up what could be a boring film. The script/ narrative seems to talk to it's audience likes it knows nothing about space so it works for all levels of knowledge within the space-film genre. The cast did a good job although I didn't feel that compelled to like them that much. There is a little intensity, a little drama, also a little light humour, but I kind of felt that something was missing - maybe my expectations were too high but this felt like a very easy film to watch on a lazy Sunday afternoon, but by no means a epic blockbuster. I'm awarding this 6 out of 10, I think this was OK, but it could have been a lot better. FTR the soundtrack on the film was brilliant and that earned it a bump up from a 5 star review.