Review of Red Planet (2000) by Michael T — 01 Oct 2016

Effects-driven sci-fi is one big yawn from start to finish.

This review of Red Planet (2000) was written by Michael T on 01 October 2016.

Red Planet has generally received mixed reviews.

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Thanks to Red Planet's awful boredom and notably sorry characters, it's nice visuals, talented cast and the interesting plot don't feel…

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By Bob Graham (157) for San Francisco Chronicle (7,630) on 22 Aug 2016

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