Critic Reviews
Red Planet (2000) Rank 1 Reviews
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eFilmCritic.com (Scott Weinberg)
Yawn. Another boring trip to Mars. ...read the complete Red Planet movie review at eFilmCritic.com (Scott Weinberg)
The New York Times (Stephen Holden)
A leaden, skimpily plotted space-age Outward Bound adventure with vague allegorical aspirations that remain entirely unrealized. ...read the complete Red Planet movie review at The New York Times (Stephen Holden)
Chicago Reader (Jonathan Rosenbaum)
I don't know the actual budget of this adventure yarn, but it feels like a middle-range effort whose heart is with the bargain-basement offerings of yesteryear. ...read the complete Red Planet movie review at Chicago Reader (Jonathan Rosenbaum)
Palo Alto Online (Joe Mader)
Palo Alto Weekly (Joe Mader)
Christian Science Monitor (David Sterritt)
Look for Red Planet to crash as resoundingly at the box office as its heroes do on Mars. ...read the complete Red Planet movie review at Christian Science Monitor (David Sterritt)
eFilmCritic.com (Andrew Howe)
Nobody who hasn’t spent time in an asylum could have believed that this film was ever going to amount to anything. ...read the complete Red Planet movie review at eFilmCritic.com (Andrew Howe)
Movie Parables (Michael Elliott)
A surprisingly mundane tale of survival in a place that is anything but mundane. ...read the complete Red Planet movie review at Movie Parables (Michael Elliott)
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Boston Globe (Jay Carr)
The 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. ...read the complete Red Planet movie review at Boston Globe (Jay Carr)
Jigsaw Lounge (Neil Young)
That Cow (Andrew Bradford)
Scott's Movie Reviews (Scott Mantz)
ViewLondon (Matthew Turner)
Haro Online
It is about fifty years from now, and the Earth is overcrowded. Scientists melted the Martian polar ice caps and bombarded the planet with algae, hoping to create an oxygen rich atmosphere. Now, a crew is going to Mars to see the results. A massive solar ...read the complete Red Planet movie review at Haro Online
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Washington Post (Desson Thomson)
Chuck Pfarrer's screenplay feels older than the Martian hills. ...read the complete Red Planet movie review at Washington Post (Desson Thomson)
Washington Post (Desson Thomson)
Pfarrer's screenplay feels older than the Martian hills. ...read the complete Red Planet movie review at Washington Post (Desson Thomson)
New York Times (Stephen Holden)
What human speech manages to break through the tedious, impenetrable jargon is so compressed and weighted with exposition that it feels more like notes for an outline than actual conversation. ...read the complete Red Planet movie review at New York Times (Stephen Holden)
Jacksonville Film Journal (Shay Casey)
Not only shamelessly rips off the best of the genre, but also fails to even put it into a nice sheen or an entertaining package. ...read the complete Red Planet movie review at Jacksonville Film Journal (Shay Casey)
Variety (Todd McCarthy)
As dull and arid as a hike through the desert. ...read the complete Red Planet movie review at Variety (Todd McCarthy)
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