Mission to Mars (2000 Film)

  • Mission to Mars is a 2000 sci-fi film by director Brian De Palma. It tells the futuristic story of the United States' first manned mission to Mars, during which a disaster strikes, requiring a rescue mission for the sole survivor, Don Cheadle (as Luke Graham). The team sent on this rescue mission consist of Gary Sinise (as Jim McConnell), Jerry O'Connell (as Phil Ohlmyer), Connie Nielsen (as Terri Fisher) and Tim Robbins (as Woody Blake).
  • Plot Synopsis

    The year is 2020 and there are high hopes for the possible scientific discoveries of the United States' first manned mission to Mars, which suddenly goes catastrophically awry when a mysterious storm strikes. All but one crew member, Luke Graham, are killed in this storm. This lone survivor has lost radio contact with Earth, so the United States has to send up a rescue team for him. While in the process of rescuing their fellow astronaut, the crew discovers that Mars might not be so dead as previously believed. Their discoveries lead to finding out what actually happened to the predecessors of the human race.
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  • Reviews

    "Typically, while a good screenplay only requires a single author, this unimaginative, derivative dreck required at least four, even with the massive cribbing from 2001: A Space Odyssey."—Ron Wells, Film Threathttp://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/mission_to_mars/

    "Bears the distinct imprint of helmer De Palma, still one of the best visualists to work in the action/adventure genre."—Chuck Rudolph, Matinee Magazinehttp://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/mission_to_mars/

    "It's the waste of the impressive ensemble cast on cheap, pedestrian dialogue and a tabloid-style hypothesis of Martian civilization that makes this Mission impossible to watch."—Francesca Dinglasan, Boxoffice Magazinehttp://boxoffice.com/reviews/2008/08/mission-to-mars.php

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