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Trey Tucker | ... |
Harrison Lane
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| Scott Takeda | ... | ||
| Adande 'Swoozie' Thorne | ... | ||
| Sarah Minnich | ... | ||
| Ryan Jason Cook | ... |
Control Room Technician
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| BD Wong | ... | ||
| Lauren Myers | ... |
Alice Myers
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| Morse Bicknell | ... |
NASA Executive
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| Beth Bailey | ... |
NASA Chief Doctor
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| Asa Butterfield | ... | ||
| Peter Chelsom | ... |
Centaur
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| Carla Gugino | ... | ||
| William Sterchi | ... |
Debate Moderator
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In this interplanetary adventure, a space shuttle embarks on the first mission to colonize Mars, only to discover after takeoff that one of the astronauts is pregnant. Shortly after landing, she dies from complications while giving birth to the first human born on the red planet - never revealing who the father is. Thus begins the extraordinary life of Gardner Elliot - an inquisitive, highly intelligent boy who reaches the age of 16 having only met 14 people in his very unconventional upbringing. While searching for clues about his father, and the home planet he's never known, Gardner begins an online friendship with a street smart girl in Colorado named Tulsa. When he finally gets a chance to go to Earth, he's eager to experience all of the wonders he could only read about on Mars - from the most simple to the extraordinary. But once his explorations begin, scientists discover that Gardner's organs can't withstand Earth's atmosphere. Eager to find his father, Gardner escapes the team... Written by STX Entertainment
This is my first time reviewing a movie on IMDb. Why? Because, this movie needs one. I felt so bad for Gary Oldman. I mean, I know he's getting paid for it and all, but it felt like a waste of talent.
I don't know if I'm not the right demographic (age 27) or what, but if I had one word to describe this movie it would be "cringeworthy." While watching the cinema, I wished I had a turtle shell, so I hide myself from the terrible script, the random shaky shots, the terrible music (okay there was this one song I liked, the one she plays while inside the truck), the blatant attempt to do interracial mixing that lasts for 5 seconds of a five hour movie.
Why did I watch this? Why didn't I watch Hidden figures instead. Money wasted. Time wasted. Do not go to the cinema to watch this. Don't even wait for it on DVD. Don't even pirate it. One day when you're at someone's office or waiting in the lobby somewhere, this movie is going to come on. This is the movie you watch while waiting for something else important to happen.