Complete credited cast: | |||
Liev Schreiber | ... | Vincent Campbell | |
Elias Koteas | ... | Charles Brunel | |
Romola Garai | ... | Rebecca Lane | |
Olivia Williams | ... | Kim Aldrich | |
Johnny Harris | ... | Robert Irwin | |
Goran Kostic | ... | Marko Petrovic | |
Tom Cullen | ... | Richard Harrington | |
Yusra Warsama | ... | Lauren Dalby | |
Patrick Joseph Byrnes | ... | Flight Commander Ellis | |
Lewis Macleod | ... | Infected Voices (voice) |
On the last day of the first manned mission to Mars, a crew member of Tantalus Base believes he's made an historic discovery; fossilised evidence of bacterial life. Unwilling to let the relief crew claim the glory, he disobeys orders to pack up, and goes out on an unauthorised expedition to collect further samples. But a routine excavation turns to disaster, when the porous ground collapses, and he falls into a deep crevice and near certain death. His devastated colleagues attempt to recover his body. However, when another vanishes, they begin to realise; the life-form they've discovered is highly dangerous to all human life. Written by AnonymousB
The low IMDb score really sells this film short. I wasn't expecting much but was pleasantly surprised by this small 7m£ production. The production values are top notch and the production design reminded me a bit of 'Moon'. The VFX and designs are by Weta and of the quality we've come to know and love. The posters is not plastered with big names -with Liev Shreiber being the most recognizable one- but who cares; the performances were nothing to complain about. If you have to nag about something you could say that it doesn't bring anything REALLY new but you can say that about so many films. The Last Days on Mars is well executed and scary. If you like the space horror genre you can't skip this one: recommended!