Herald rating: * *
Running time: 113 mins
Rental: Today
Review: Ewan McDonald
A mission to Mars lands successfully on the red planet then encounters ... something ... that kills three of the crew and blacks out radio contact with the survivor (Don Cheadle).
Co-pilots Tim Robbins and Gary Sinise set out on a rescue mission, taking along Robbins' wife (Connie Nielsen) and Jerry O'Connell.
Arriving on Mars, they find the survivor, hear his story and are led into a close encounter in virtual reality. They learn the history of Mars and the secret of life on Earth before Sinise continues his journey in a way that would spoil the movie if I told you here.
Brian De Palma has directed some great thrillers (Carrie, Dressed To Kill) — you can see the old tricks — but this science-fiction outing is just a little off the planet.
<i>Video:</i> Mission to Mars
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