In a highly regimented boarding school, a pair of students discover that things are not as they seem.
Very good dystopian tale, a bit reminiscent of The Handmaid's Tale in its bleak vision of female oppression, successfully conveys an atmosphere of mystery, suppression and dread.
When the first manned mission to Mars meets with a catastrophic and
mysterious disaster after reporting a unidentified structure, a rescue
mission is launched to investigate the tragedy and bring back any
survivors.
Well-produced sci-fi adventure with some nice visuals, but the star cast is wasted and the 'metaphysical' ending quite disappointing.
Halliwell (no star): "Grandiose attempt at science fiction with a spiritual message; it never achieves lift-off."
Maltin**: "Stupefyingly dull drama...Film takes a matter-of-fact approach to space travel that soon becomes deadening, with a spell-it-all-out climax for those who still don't get 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY."
