The Martian
Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation | Release Date: October 2, 2015 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
80
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 46 Critic Reviews
Positive:
40
Mixed:
6
Negative:
0
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60
Village VoiceStephanie ZacharekSep 25, 2015
The Martian is only partly a story about a man in peril; it's mostly a story about men (and a few women) taking control of the uncontrollable. It's confident, swaggering sci-fi, not the despairing kind. That may be why, as elaborate and expensive-looking as The Martian is, it's almost totally lacking in poetry. Read full review
60
CineVueBen NicholsonSep 12, 2015
The Martian is ultimately a love letter to the spirit that saw humanity reach for the stars in the first place. When it's channelling that spirit via Damon and witty writing it lifts off, but then can't quite sustain its trajectory in orbit. Read full review
60
The TelegraphTim RobeySep 11, 2015
It’s a film about micromanaging, fixing things on the fly, and a lot of Ridley’s gruff, technocrat personality shines through. Read full review
60
The GuardianHenry BarnesSep 11, 2015
A wide-eyed tribute to human ingenuity that packs enough snark to pull itself out of the black hole of earnestness, even if its fuel runs out partway through. Read full review
50
San Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalleOct 1, 2015
The new Ridley Scott movie is fascinating and charming and crammed and overstuffed, and it’s a curious case, too. It gets all the seemingly hard things wonderfully right, but then caves in at points that should have been easy. Read full review
50
Slant MagazineJaime N. ChristleySep 23, 2015
The film goes in for the idea of texture and tics and human behavior, but there's no conviction, and no real push for eccentricity. Read full review
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