Over the top roller-coaster ride

Rating: 7/10 (23 January 2010)

We saw it at a revival house last weekend. The first thing that came to mind is, hey! that's our Governor up there! The second thing was, "recall" way the way he got to be governor.
I thought it as a little over-the-top in a few places - especially at the end, where they go bug-eyed in the rare Martian atmosphere.
Sharon Stone did a great job going from Quaid's loving wife to the deadly agent.
I'll pass on the suspension of belief needed to accept that the air-generating plant could build up an atmosphere on the planet in less that 5 minutes.
The other thing that stands out is the product placement - almost every scene had a recognizable product.