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27 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 67Austin ChronicleRussell SmithAustin ChronicleRussell SmithI loved this movie. Or perhaps I should say the 15-year-old boy in me -- the dreamy, disaffected misfit with his head in the stars and a stack of Bantam sci-fi paperbacks as his sole defense against small-town boredom -- loved it.
- 60L.A. WeeklyL.A. WeeklyA fun movie. Not scary-fun. If you're a male over 10 years old, that should be enough.
- 40Dallas ObserverGregory WeinkaufDallas ObserverGregory WeinkaufVisit Red Planet, and you'll boldly go where everyone has gone before.
- 40TV Guide MagazineFrank LoveceTV Guide MagazineFrank LoveceOverblown, ridiculously contrived drive-in flick.
- 40Film.comRobert HortonFilm.comRobert HortonMoss -- in her first big role since "The Matrix" -- is the main reason to see Red Planet, a badly written and visually scenic space opus.
- 38USA TodaySusan WloszczynaUSA TodaySusan WloszczynaYou can always judge a sci-fi thriller by its aliens. What does Planet offer -- Space roaches.
- 30The New York TimesStephen HoldenThe New York TimesStephen HoldenA leaden, skimpily plotted space-age Outward Bound adventure with vague allegorical aspirations that remain entirely unrealized.
- 30Village VoiceDennis LimVillage VoiceDennis LimA pale, patchy amalgam of the year's two unfairly reviled interplanetary adventures, "Supernova" and "Mission to Mars," the lunkheaded Red Planet distinguishes itself with a touching pretense of scientific veracity.
- 25Boston GlobeJay CarrBoston GlobeJay CarrThe question in Red Planet isn't whether there's any life on Mars, but whether there's any life in the film. The answer is no.
- 20Washington PostDesson ThomsonWashington PostDesson ThomsonPfarrer's screenplay feels older than the Martian hills.