
On the last day of the first manned mission to Mars, a crew member of Tantalus Base believes he's made an historic discovery; fossilised evidence of bacterial life. Unwilling to let the relief crew claim the glory, he disobeys orders to pack up, and goes out on an unauthorised expedition to collect further samples. But a routine excavation turns to disaster, when the porous ground collapses, and he falls into a deep crevice and near certain death. His devastated colleagues at... (Full plot summary below)
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On the last day of the first manned mission to Mars, a crew member of Tantalus Base believes he's made an historic discovery; fossilised evidence of bacterial life. Unwilling to let the relief crew claim the glory, he disobeys orders to pack up, and goes out on an unauthorised expedition to collect further samples. But a routine excavation turns to disaster, when the porous ground collapses, and he falls into a deep crevice and near certain death. His devastated colleagues attempt to recover his body. However, when another vanishes, they begin to realise; the life-form they've discovered is highly dangerous to all human life.
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| AV ClubMike D'AngeloEven had it premiered at, say, London’s Frightfest, The Last Day On Mars would be a disappointment. What it was doing at Cannes is a mystery. |
| Blu-ray.comBrian OrndorfDoesn't overwhelm in the least, but it retains a certain dependability and a sharp pace, finding some energy to well-worn genre routine. |
| CinemaDopeGlenn Lovell... fairly elemental sci-fier from UK that, during its creepier moments, will remind genre buffs of Hammer's top-drawer Quatermass series. |
| JoBlo's Movie EmporiumChris BumbrayA fun retro-style sci-fi/horror hybrid. Like a lost eighties Alien-clone, but in a good way. |
| GuardianPeter BradshawAn elegantly crafted adventure in classical science-fiction. |
| Observer (UK)Xan BrooksOur band of estimable actors have to contend with a storm of B-movie dialogue and the remorseless hammer blows of a stock horror plot line. |
| Time OutKeith UhlichOnce the undead start walking, however, the film loses some of its footing: Most of the bloodletting is staged with quick-cut inelegance better suited to the hack horror production of your choosing, though there’s still a potent air of hopelessness that lingers as the cast is winnowed away "Ten Little Indians"–style. |
| The ListMatthew TurnerThis is an intelligent and engaging sci-fi thriller that's well worth checking out. Also, did we mention the space zombies? |
| The Hollywood ReporterDavid RooneyThe unapologetically derivative sci-fi outing doesn’t have the scripting muscle to deliver on its early promise. But the solid cast keeps it reasonably gripping nonetheless. |
| Total FilmRichard JordanA taut, tense yet hugely indebted debut, Ruairí Robinson’s survival horror manages to break free from its low-budget limitations but is hamstrung by its own love of the genre. |