An average movie

Do you remember this disappointing flick directed by Brian De Palma called ‘Mission to Mars’? The same year they released another SF movie about Mars and compared to this movie, it makes ‘Mission to Mars’ look like a masterpiece… Above all, in my opinion, the introduction was the worst. I mean, you have this voice-over which goes on and on and not only it tells you all you need to know about the mission but it gives a description about how each character will fit a required stereotype. The special effects were also pretty pathetic, even more when you watch this flick 10 years later, the cast was made of B actors (Val Kilmer, Carrie-Anne Moss, Tom Sizemore, Benjamin Bratt, Simon Baker, Terence Stamp) and even for Val Kilmer, you could feel that this movie was the beginning of the end for his career. The weird thing is that I make it sound really terrible but, after a while, I must admit that I started to mildly enjoy it. Of course, the whole thing was rather silly and not really convincing but those flaws made it somehow enjoyable (The moment when Val Kilmer finally manages to leave the planet and gives the finger to the camera shouting ‘F*ck this planet!’ was just epic). To conclude, even though I have to admit that it wasn't a total disaster, it was still a really weak Science-Fiction flick and I don’t think it is really worth a look, even if you love the genre.

5/10