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36 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 75Chicago TribuneMichael WilmingtonChicago TribuneMichael WilmingtonOne of the most gorgeous science-fiction movies ever - and probably also one of the most realistic in detail and scientific extrapolation
- 50Christian Science MonitorDavid SterrittChristian Science MonitorDavid SterrittThe picture is equally long on eye-dazzling camera work and New Age sentimentality.
- 50USA TodayMike ClarkUSA TodayMike ClarkYou can feel the movie going wrong in the first scene.
- 50Charlotte ObserverLawrence ToppmanCharlotte ObserverLawrence ToppmanTrying to make sense of this shaggy dog story is like climbing a mountain with glass-smooth sides and quarter-inch toeholds.
- 40Village VoiceJ. HobermanVillage VoiceJ. HobermanHalfway through, De Palma literally explodes his narrative to orchestrate a superb deep-space float-opera replete with runaway modules, high-tech lassos, dramatic self-sacrifice, and, in the most surprising maneuver, a montage-driven modicum of actual suspense.
- 38Miami HeraldRene RodriguezMiami HeraldRene RodriguezA $100 million production of a 10-cent script, is so clunkily written, so bereft of any engaging ideas or emotions, you'd think De Palma would have sneered at it on first reading and passed
- 30Dallas ObserverRobert WilonskyDallas ObserverRobert WilonskyOne can only assume all the, ah, good stuff landed on the cutting-room floor, because it sure as hell didn't make it to Mars.
- 25New York PostJonathan ForemanNew York PostJonathan ForemanIt features well-below-par writing, acting, direction, special effects and music, while oozing a nauseating New Age sentimentality that undermines any tension in the underlying story.
- 25San Francisco ChronicleBob GrahamSan Francisco ChronicleBob GrahamSomething so sappy, no one would believe me if I told them. It has to be seen to be disbelieved.
- 20Austin ChronicleMarc SavlovAustin ChronicleMarc SavlovDe 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."