Mission to Mars is interesting, but a difficult film to appreciate unless you've seen '2001: A Space Odyssey'.
Like '2001' and It's sequel '2010', This movie is more of a visual spectacle than an adventure story. The special effects of outer space and the surface of Mars are convincing, but lack the ethereal feeling that is present in '2001'. While the story is never really strong or compelling, in some ways it is step up from Stanley Kubrick's masterpiece, although not a huge one. Mission to Mars has more character development and dialog. It manages to be touching at times, but unfortuanely, it fails to be thrilling or suspenseful when it tries. There are also moments when the movie is so scientifically inaccurate that some might find it amusing, but for most of the time, it avoids going over the top. Ignoring the various other holes, Mission to Mars is decent as a science fiction movie, but may be not for everyone.
Like '2001' and It's sequel '2010', This movie is more of a visual spectacle than an adventure story. The special effects of outer space and the surface of Mars are convincing, but lack the ethereal feeling that is present in '2001'. While the story is never really strong or compelling, in some ways it is step up from Stanley Kubrick's masterpiece, although not a huge one. Mission to Mars has more character development and dialog. It manages to be touching at times, but unfortuanely, it fails to be thrilling or suspenseful when it tries. There are also moments when the movie is so scientifically inaccurate that some might find it amusing, but for most of the time, it avoids going over the top. Ignoring the various other holes, Mission to Mars is decent as a science fiction movie, but may be not for everyone.