The Last Days on Mars
Magnet Releasing | Release Date: December 6, 2013 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
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Mixed or average reviews based on 21 Critic Reviews
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Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
80
Los Angeles TimesKenneth TuranDec 5, 2013
Lean, muscular and on the money, The Last Days on Mars takes a familiar story and tells it so tautly that we are pleased to be on board. Read full review
70
Village VoiceAlan ScherstuhlDec 3, 2013
It's just zombies versus an international research station on the wastes of the Red Planet, with all that such a premise promises. Read full review
60
Total FilmRichard JordanApr 7, 2014
A taut, tense yet hugely indebted debut, Ruairí Robinson’s survival horror manages to break free from its low-budget limitations but is hamstrung by its own love of the genre. Read full review
60
Time OutKeith UhlichDec 3, 2013
Once the undead start walking, however, the film loses some of its footing: Most of the bloodletting is staged with quick-cut inelegance better suited to the hack horror production of your choosing, though there’s still a potent air of hopelessness that lingers as the cast is winnowed away "Ten Little Indians"–style. Read full review
60
The Hollywood ReporterDavid RooneySep 20, 2013
The unapologetically derivative sci-fi outing doesn’t have the scripting muscle to deliver on its early promise. But the solid cast keeps it reasonably gripping nonetheless. Read full review
50
Chicago Sun-TimesBruce IngramDec 12, 2013
This modest, low-budget sci-fi thriller is fatally lacking in entertainment value. It’s not original enough to be interesting, despite the presence of a pretty impressive cast, or awful enough to be campy fun. It’s serious enough to be depressing, though, if that’s your idea of a good time. Read full review
50
Boston GlobePeter KeoughDec 12, 2013
Last Days aspires to the kind of no-frills, psychological terror of Duncan Jones’s brilliant “Moon” (2009) but, despite some determined performances, settles for the clichés of the abortive “Apollo 18” (2011). Read full review
50
Slant MagazineSteve MacfarlaneDec 7, 2013
The film's visual construction is spare, drawing power from its locations and quietly matted miniatures, though ultimately it succumbs to powering a series of cheap thrills. Read full review
50
RogerEbert.comGlenn KennyDec 6, 2013
It really isn't even a bad movie, or a bad movie of its sort. It's just not good enough to really distinguish itself. Read full review
50
New York PostSara StewartDec 6, 2013
Despite all its problems, The Last Days on Mars serves up a deliciously shivery hypothetical: Wouldn’t we all secretly love it if the Mars rover sent back footage of a “walker” or two? Read full review
50
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Geoff PevereDec 5, 2013
Although ably directed by feature first-timer Ruairi Robinson, and gamely performed by a cast professional enough to feign alarm and surprise, The Last Days on Mars ultimately confirms what science has already spent billions of dollars establishing: There’s just no life here. Read full review
50
The New York TimesStephen HoldenDec 5, 2013
The Last Days on Mars ultimately can’t transcend its pulpy roots. Read full review
50
Film.comJordan HoffmanSep 20, 2013
Schreiber saves it to an extent with some unusual performance choices, but when you compare this ending to the emotional supernova of Danny Boyle’s “Sunshine” it comes way short. Read full review
40
EmpireWilliam ThomasApr 7, 2014
A sci-fi horror dimmer than the dark side of the moon. Read full review
40
Arizona RepublicBill GoodykoontzDec 24, 2013
The Last Days on Mars isn’t a disaster. Robinson, in fact, shows some promise. It’s just not much of anything, a movie ultimately as barren as the landscape on which it takes place. Read full review
40
New York Daily NewsElizabeth WeitzmanDec 5, 2013
On the bright side, Robinson’s unlucky astronauts are played by Liev Schreiber, Elias Koteas, Olivia Williams and Romola Garai. All of these actors approach their potential demise with impressive conviction. Read full review
40
The DissolveKeith PhippsNov 4, 2013
It’s a monster movie made with energy, but no real enthusiasm, and its setting just makes it feel like a long way to go to get the same old thing. Read full review
40
VarietyJustin ChangSep 20, 2013
While it earns high marks for Jon Henson’s production design, this murkily derivative sci-fi-horror entry sets its sights disappointingly low in terms of story and ideas. Read full review
38
McClatchy-Tribune News ServiceRoger MooreDec 3, 2013
Though it rarely looks as malnourished as say, “Europa Report” or “Moon,” Last Days on Mars does show how starved of new ideas sci-fi cinema is. Read full review
37
Washington PostStephanie MerryDec 12, 2013
All of The Last Days on Mars feels like it’s been done before. Read full review
33
The A.V. ClubMike D'AngeloDec 4, 2013
Even had it premiered at, say, London’s Frightfest, The Last Day On Mars would be a disappointment. What it was doing at Cannes is a mystery. Read full review
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