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Brian DePalma (curiously) directs this wonky sci-fi action flick about a team of astronauts sent to Mars to look for survivors after the first manned mission to the Red Planet encounters a mysterious storm. There’s also something about the giant face on Mars — you know, the one that shows up in some NASA photos? The third act of this movie takes you inside that face where the characters meet a cartoony alien that reveals big answers to some of life’s greatest mysteries. Look, it’s eye roll inducing. But before then, it’s a moderately entertaining flick about surviving in outer space. The cast makes it a little more palatable as well. With Tim Robbins, Gary Sinise, Don Cheadle, Jerry O’Connell, and Connie Nielsen.