The Martian

[norwich36]

I confess, I mainly went to see "The Martian" because of Sebastian Stan. (His role in it is really quite small--I wouldn't go see it just for him). It is, however, the BEST example of competence porn I can ever remember seeing in a movie, so if you are into scientists doing their science thing in life-or-death situations and doing it very, very well, this will totally be your jam. I enjoyed it much more than I was expecting to. It also had a much more diverse cast than I was expecting, which was definitely a pleasant surprise.

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[out_there]

Huh. I really haven't seen much advertising around that movie -- not enough to have an opinion on it -- but smart people being competent? That might be my thing. (Or at least a "watch on DVD" interest.)

[norwich36]

Definitely worth watching at some point. The cast is good--Matt Damon, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Kristin Wiig, Michael Pena, Jessica Chastain, Donald Glover, Jeff Daniels--and lots and lots of people being very competent.