
When a mysterious storm kills all but one crew member of the first manned mission to mars, a rescue mission is launched. Once on the red planet, the crew finds the sole survivor of the first mission who informs them that this was no ordinary storm. It was meant to protect something. But what?... (Full plot summary below)
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When a mysterious storm kills all but one crew member of the first manned mission to mars, a rescue mission is launched. Once on the red planet, the crew finds the sole survivor of the first mission who informs them that this was no ordinary storm. It was meant to protect something. But what?
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| Kansas City StarRobert W. ButlerAn A-list cast and director, a huge budget and endless special effects are employed in the service of what is essentially a B movie. |
| Flipside Movie EmporiumRob VauxSilly, turgid and devoid of even the hints of original thinking, Mission to Mars is a testament to shameless creative theft. |
| Slant MagazineEric HendersonMission to Mars' redemptive coda opened the door for the subsequent film's continuing figurative and literal sanguinity. |
| Kalamazoo GazetteJames Sanfordgives us the best it has to offer in its first 30 minutes. That's happy news for people who tend to doze off halfway through a movie, but not for those who like a last-minute jolt on their way out of the theater. |
| Chicago TribuneMichael WilmingtonOne of the most gorgeous science-fiction movies ever - and probably also one of the most realistic in detail and scientific extrapolation |
| New York Daily NewsJami BernardEarthlings beware: The dialogue and characters have less weight than bodies freed from gravity's grip. |
| TimeRichard CorlissThis isn't "2001," by a long shot, but for 2000, it'll do nicely. |
| Seattle Post-IntelligencerWilliam ArnoldHere and there an inspired shot makes the film come alive, and at least three of its sequences had me positioned well on the edge of my seat. |
| Nick's Flick PicksNick DavisWhatever's shoddy or limp about Mission to Mars, however conspicuous while the film unfolds, all becomes admirably pale as the full viewing experience recedes and the good stuff emerges in proud bas-relief. |
| Reel.comRay GreeneAn exceptionally tasteful and erudite popcorn spectacle, thanks in large part to a great cast and to director De Palma, who is in top form. |