Unable to return to Earth and seemingly alone on an inhospitable planet, a pioneer family struggles to survive on Mars.
“Everything I learned I learned from the movies.”
― Audrey Hepburn
“Everything I learned I learned from the movies.”
― Audrey Hepburn
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Unable to return to Earth and seemingly alone on an inhospitable planet, a pioneer family struggles to survive on Mars.
The space race drama is a cinematic marvel punctuated with nerve-racking flight sequences - and a lot of slow-paced drama that borders on boring.
Given the erratic and jarring nature of this adaptation, the source material must be nigh unfilmable. Cramming all the world-building, heady metaphysical themes and astrophysics simply results in a movie that, at best, feels rushed and at worst, is ham-handed and clunky.
Documentary filmmaker explains why the story of two space probes remains vitally important today.