Generally very enjoyable

Rating: 8/10 (26 October 2017)

I wasn't sure if I'd enjoy this film but I found myself getting drawn in right from the opening. The landscapes are epic and the cast are likable with Mat Damon playing his role particularly well. If you've seen Apollo 13 you know the story but somehow this is better even though it's complete fiction.
So why did I only give it an 8/10 if I enjoyed it so much? It lost a couple of points for realism. Space / Mars is hard and will kill you in a myriad of different ways but the writers chose to use threats that wouldn't exist on Mars. The final rescue should have been kept simple, there was no need to go all gung-ho on it and it didn't fit with tone of the rest of the film.