The Martian

I was a bit skeptical with this movie going in, because of how everyone was raving about it. "You gotta see The Martian. You gotta see The Martian." Usually when people tell me over and over how great a film is, my expectations get a bit too high and I end up thinking the film is just OK. (This happened with "Avatar" and "Gravity.") I'm happy to say that this was one of the few times where I actually agree. This movie was amazing. The problem with "Gravity" and "Avatar" for me was they weren't really that engaging. This film was. I was excited to see what what happened next. There was even a point where I paused for a lunch break, and tried to make it as quick as possible so I could see what happened next. Matt Damon is great in this. He makes you feel such levels of emotion. This definitely deserves every Oscar it gets. I'm rooting for this to bring home the gold this coming Sunday. Everything from the acting, to the cinematography, to the script is brilliant. There were one or two scenes that made me a bit squeamish, so if those scenes weren't in there this would be an A+, but they were, so as you can see, I gave this an A-.  But considering how much everyone raved about this, I'm glad I didn't end up thinking this was overrated.

Grade: A-, 9/10  4/5 stars