Mission to Mars
User Score
6.6 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 29 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 20 out of 29
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 29
  3. Negative: 6 out of 29

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  1. DonaldG.
    Aug 16, 2001
    10
    Critics of this film want a better script; they want a rational, deeply psychological-verbal script. But Mission To Mars tells its story through the visual framework of camera and editing. I rate it a 10 because I think its a masterpiece of an attempt to get beyond all the human racism of characters with supposedly 'unique' feelings and especially complex psyches. What this film offers us is an imaginative and visually stunning mythos concerning the greater family of life in which the much cherished 'human psychology' obsession is radically down-played. It is to science fiction film what Mozart's Magic Flute is to opera. Congratulations and thanks ...to all concerned and especially Mr. De Palma.… Expand

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Metascore
34 out of 100

Generally unfavorable reviews - based on 36 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 36
  2. Mixed: 16 out of 36
  3. Negative: 14 out of 36
  1. Austin Chronicle
    Reviewed by: Marc Savlov
    20
    De Palma's film is a mess from its anxious start all the way through to its new-agey end, relying heavily on cribs from Kubrick and Cameron and even the recent "Apollo 13."
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  2. Chicago Tribune
    Reviewed by: Michael Wilmington
    75
    One of the most gorgeous science-fiction movies ever - and probably also one of the most realistic in detail and scientific extrapolation
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  3. Christian Science Monitor
    Reviewed by: David Sterritt
    50
    The picture is equally long on eye-dazzling camera work and New Age sentimentality.
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