The defence The Sentimental Softie
“Sincerity is not manipulation.”
The film risks embarrassment to make emotion communal, and that openness is harder than fashionable detachment.
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Mission to Mars
Science Fiction · Adventure · Drama · 2000
When the first manned mission to Mars meets with a catastrophic and mysterious disaster after reporting an unidentified structure, a rescue mission is launched to investigate the tragedy and bring back any survivors.
Movie details
Mission to Mars
“For centuries we've been looking for the origin of life on earth. We've been looking on the wrong planet.”
2000 Science Fiction · Adventure · Drama 1h 54m
Critical arithmetic
One number, for now.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
TMDB
6.0 / 10
Community rating
When the first manned mission to Mars meets with a catastrophic and mysterious disaster after reporting an unidentified structure, a rescue mission is launched to investigate the tragedy and bring back any survivors.
CriticWise case file
What this film says about your taste.
Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.
The archetype split
Who fights over Mission to Mars?
For the defence
The Sentimental Softie
“You came to feel something, and you will.”
Read their case For the prosecution
The Cool Ironist
“Feeling things is a little embarrassing.”
Read their objectionThe split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.
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Cast & crew
Directed by
Brian De Palma
Written by
Jim Thomas · John Thomas · Graham Yost · Lowell Cannon
Gary Sinise
Jim McConnell
Tim Robbins
Woody Blake
Don Cheadle
Luke Graham
Connie Nielsen
Terri Fisher
Jerry O'Connell
Phil Ohlmyer
Peter Outerbridge
Sergei Kirov
Kavan Smith
Nicholas Willis
Court is in session
Put Mission to Mars on trial.
Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.
The prosecution The Cool Ironist
“The strings are showing.”
Every cue tells you exactly what to feel and when, leaving sentiment to do the work character should have done.