The RED PLANET is Mars and, in the year 2050, it's the last hope for a home for Mankind. We've polluted and overpopulated Earth so badly that scientists have been Terraforming Mars; giving it an atmosphere and plantlife so that we can "move" there. Something has gone wrong, however and Mission Commander KATE BOWMAN (Carrie-Anne Moss from MATRIX) heads a crew on a mission to find out what happened and repair the damage.

When a solar flare knocks out power to the ship in Mars orbit, Bowman must stay behind while crewmembers GALLAGHER (Val Kilmer), BURCHENAL (Tom Sizemore), SANTEN (Benjamin Bratt), PETTINGIL (Simon Baker) and CHANTILAS (Terrence Stamp) crashland on the surface in an escape pod. Once on Mars, the men learn that nothing is as expected. Even their "navigation" robot AMEE has gone into "military" mode and is stalking them.

RED PLANET says a lot about the spirit of Man and his uncanny ability to use brains, brawn and plain old courage to get himself out of the most impossible, life-threatening situations. In this case, it's refreshing to see that a lot of these qualities are present in a WOMAN! It's Commander Bowman who, to me, is the real hero of this film. She's calm under fire, thinks on her feet and ends up saving the "hero" in a brave and well-calculated rescue move. Although the film is slow at times, special effects and sound effects are awesome and you'll enjoy AMEE and all the cool gadgets. Most notably, RED PLANET is worth seeing for its portrayal of a strong, in-charge, professional woman (who happens to have a crush on one of her crew members but, hey, she's human!)

Directed by	Antony Hoffman
Screenplay by	Chuck Pfarrer and Jonathan Lemkin from a story by Pfarrer
Starring:
	Val Kilmer as Gallagher
	Carrie-Anne Moss as Commander Bowman
	Tom Sizemore as Dr. Burchenal
	Benjamin Bratt as Santen
	Terence Stamp as Chantilas
	Simon Baker as Pettengil

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RED PLANET Opened November 10th This movie is rated "PG-13" Official Website