Rotten
Despite a few breathtaking snapshots en route, it can't quite figure out the aesthetic itinerary -- where it's heading and why.
Rick Groen, Globe and Mail
Mission to Mars
For centuries we've been looking for the origin of life on earth. We've been looking on the wrong planet.
2000 · 1h 54m · PG
Adventure, Mystery, Science Fiction
Directed by
Brian De Palma
Overview
When the first manned mission to Mars meets with a catastrophic and mysterious disaster after reporting an unidentified structure, a rescue mission is launched to investigate the tragedy and bring back any survivors.
Director and cast
- Brian De Palma Director
- Gary Sinise as Jim McConnell
- Tim Robbins as Woodrow 'Woody' Blake
- Don Cheadle as Luke Graham
- Connie Nielsen as Terri Fisher
- Jerry O'Connell as Phil Ohlmyer
- Peter Outerbridge as Sergei Kirov
- Kavan Smith as Nicholas Willis
- Jill Teed as Reene Cote
- Elise Neal as Debra Graham
- Kim Delaney Cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
Rotten
Mission to Mars is sentimental, corny, and at times irredeemably campy.
Jay Carr, Boston Globe
Rotten
De Palma's touch is wrong at the most crucial moments.
Louis B. Parks, Houston Chronicle
Rotten
This film is mind boggling and stupid, a derivative piece of doo-doo that's an embarrassment for all involved.
Paul Clinton (CNN.com), CNN.com
Rotten
Mission to Mars gets lost in mystical mumbo jumbo.
Bob Graham, San Francisco Chronicle
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IMDb
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Metacritic
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