
Marshal O'Niel's assigned to a mining colony on Io, one of Jupiter's moons. He soon encounters miners who are dying, due to use of an illegal amphetamine. O'Niel follows the trail, and now O'Niel must watch his back, as he's now their target.... (Full plot summary below)
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Marshal O'Niel's assigned to a mining colony on Io, one of Jupiter's moons. He soon encounters miners who are dying, due to use of an illegal amphetamine. O'Niel follows the trail, and now O'Niel must watch his back, as he's now their target.
Leave your thoughts about Outland.
| Chicago ReaderDave KehrThe failure of director-writer Peter Hyams to put any weight whatever behind the moral issues (crude as they are) makes this merely violent nonsense. |
| EmpireIan NathanThis gritty sci-fi is undeservedly neglected and underrated. |
| Spirituality and PracticeFrederic and Mary Ann BrussatOutland works as a sturdy morality play set uin an unsual environment. |
| Filmcritic.comChristopher NullThis harrowing sci-fi flick has mellowed with age over the years, but Sean Connery's performance is still good, and the first couple of acts are still quite engaging. |
| The New York TimesVincent CanbyOutland is what most people mean when they talk about good escapist entertainment. It won't enlarge one's perceptions of life by a single millimeter, but neither does it make one feel like an idiot for enjoying it so much. |
| Creative LoafingMatt BrunsonThe early-going intrigue maintains interest, but once the film starts shamelessly riffing on High Noon, all the excitement fritters away. |
| Movie MetropolisJohn J. Puccio...not a great movie but a reliable one, with another solid performance from Sean Connery, who always makes a staunch, stalwart protagonist of truly heroic proportions. |
| The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Rick GroenConnery and Boyle are fine, but the wholesale lifting of High Noon's plot (there's even an on-screen digital readout periodically displayed, counting down the minutes until the big confrontation) certainly undermines interest. |
| VarietyVariety StaffWhile there are several mile-wide plot holes and one key under-developed main character, the film emerges as a tight, intriguing old-fashioned drama that gives audiences a hero worth rooting for. |
| Washington PostGary ArnoldThe failure of director-writer Peter Hyams to put any weight whatever behind the moral issues (crude as they are) makes this merely violent nonsense. |