Mission to Mars

...a fearless twist on the sadly still controversial theory of evolution, a completely anti-James Cameronian epic with a blockbuster budget and a completely becalmed man at the helm...

I am being deliberately vague here because one of the pleasures of a film like this is its visual and plot surprises. I like a little science in science fiction, and this film has a little.

Given a budget estimated at anywhere between $60 million and $80 million, this space epic's extravagant special effects are appropriately spectacular.

...is set in 2020, a future just near enough to taste.