Although there is room for improvement, this movie hits well on all cylinders. People need to accept their will never be a perfect movie, which is why I gave this one such high marks. Two movies I consider a 10 are Titanic and Avatar. There are more but these are two examples of my version of a 10,The Martian provides an excellent blend of drama, sci-fi, and comedic moments that are not over the top. The casting was great with the exception of a few roles. There were a few space scenes that are a total farce, but overall they did capture the essence of what it will take to go to Mars.My rating is actually a toss up between 8 and 9 stars.

A late review I know, but I've seen this film at least 8 times and I still see the brilliance in it.Matt Damon creates a feeling of redundancy, lonliness and hope all at the same time. Definitely on the one to watch before you pop it list.

To be honest, I am not sure where some of the negative reviews came from...but I have to wonder what kinds of movies they consider good...The Martian was simply put together very well, having a realistic plot, and a totally believable story...the scientific accuracy is the best I've ever seen in a scifi movie, and you can relate to what Mark Watney has to go through to survive. There might be a couple scientific inaccuracies, but you'd have to look very closely to pick them out...Yes, ok. The space ship was rather over the top design wise, and the actual rescue stretches credibility a bit...but overrall it is an excellent movie to watch...

The cast is talented, the scenes look good. So what happened? The writer of The Egg gets the story a bit scrambled and the film is at this point the most over-rated Sci-Fi film on IMDB.If you do not like the theater version, try out the unrated verson with 10 extra minutes on the DVD. This longer version reveals what the cast here truly wanted to do, and did. They take a crisis and make it into a comedy film. Worse yet, they then cut the film to make it look more serious than it was filmed at.Cut is an ending that comedically compares with Slim Pickens riding his bomb down in Dr. Strangelove. The trouble here is that this film is nowhere near as good as it is rated. Maybe Matt Damon and Kristen Wigg have a lot of fans out there, but serious Sci-Fi fans have a whole lot of issues with this one.Thw science is just not right. The premise is not much better. The films plays like the shooting budget got slashed after they started it. Funny, but sad considering the talents wasted.