Tags
Drama, Elias Koteas, Horror, Liev Schreiber, Movie, Romola Garai, Science Fiction, The Last Days on Mars
Hold still, there’s a bug on your face!
Ya know, when I saw a brief description of this one, I was hoping for more of a psychological drama. Maybe they struggle with whether or not they should go back to Earth, knowing they’re infected with an unknown virus, or something like that.
Nope, just another super-violent-killer-monster movie.
People discover living substance on Mars…living substance infects 2 astronauts…they immediately turn into super strong zombie-like creatures…they attack and infect others…etc etc. Been done before, you might say. I wonder if this one started with somebody saying, “how about zombies…ON MARS!”
It has a nice look to it, and the mood of the first 20 minutes or so is effectively creepy I suppose, but by the end of it I felt like I had watched a pretty average B-movie about monsters on Mars. If you stop and think about it (and you probably shouldn’t), not much in the movie really makes any sense. Plus, none of the characters are developed to any extent at all, so their fates aren’t of any importance to the viewer. Well, except for the cute girl I guess. I was hoping she’d make it.
5.5/10
The Robot Who Likes Pretty Things 