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When contact is lost with the crew of the first Mars expedition, a rescue mission is launched to discover their fate.
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75
One of the most gorgeous science-fiction movies ever - and probably also one of the most realistic in detail and scientific extrapolation
50
Christian Science Monitor
The picture is equally long on eye-dazzling camera work and New Age sentimentality.
50
USA Today
You can feel the movie going wrong in the first scene.
50
Charlotte Observer
Trying to make sense of this shaggy dog story is like climbing a mountain with glass-smooth sides and quarter-inch toeholds.
40
Village Voice
Halfway through, De Palma literally explodes his narrative to orchestrate a superb deep-space float-opera replete with runaway modules, high-tech lassos, dramatic self-sacrifice, and, in the most surprising maneuver, a montage-driven modicum of actual suspense.
