Captain William Stanaforth is on a one-way solo mission to take the first steps in colonizing Mars. Like all pioneers throughout history, Stanaforth will face insurmountable odds and life and death decisions as he rockets bravely through space.... (Full plot summary below)
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Captain William Stanaforth is on a one-way solo mission to take the first steps in colonizing Mars. Like all pioneers throughout history, Stanaforth will face insurmountable odds and life and death decisions as he rockets bravely through space.
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| The Film StageJared MobarakCredit Rosenberg for keeping things ambiguous because it does make the film more interesting. Without this lingering sense of potential artifice, Approaching the Unknown becomes a slow-moving descent into acceptance — not quite a riveting plot with the suspenseful intrigue a descent into madness brings. |
| AV ClubIgnatiy VishnevetskyToo high-minded to ever stoop to suspense or fun, Approaching The Unknown is almost completely interiorized, unspooling in voice-over narration that sounds like a writing exercise that got out of control. |
| Blu-ray.comBrian OrndorfDramatic potential provided here isn't met, watching a promising examination of a crumbling mind pushed aside to make room for a series of thousand-yard stares. |
| Los Angeles TimesGary GoldsteinUnder the steady hand of writer-director Mark Elijah Rosenberg, tension and pathos build, slowly sweeping us along with the captain’s fraught yet hopeful exploration. |
| RogerEbert.comGlenn KennyIt is well-intentioned, conscientious and competent in its filmmaking craft. |
| Film Journal InternationalEdward DouglasMark Strong deserves better material than this. |
| Arizona RepublicBill GoodykoontzWriter and director Mark Elijah Rosenberg paces things patiently, which in some cases is a polite way of saying there are boring stretches. |
| Cinemalogue.comTodd JorgensonWhile the concept yields some moderate claustrophobic tension, it doesn't offer an outlet for the protagonist to provide an emotional hook. |
| Under the RadarStephen MayneWhen shooting for otherworldly transcendence, solid rather than spectacular is not enough. |
| Movie NationRoger MooreIf you want another lesson about why we should be going to Mars and what we’ll encounter and maybe find out about ourselves, “Unknown” will do until we have an actual liftoff. |
