Mission to Mars (2000)

One of two big budget films in year 2000 about a trip to Mars (the other one was Red Planet), this one was a little less edgy and contained a final act that attempted epic visuals & premises which fell short of expectations. In the plot, taking place in year 2020, there was actually an earlier mission to Mars which encountered disaster; the lone survivor of that mission is played by Don Cheadle. So, most of the film is about the 2nd team of astronauts who head over to the red planet; that mission also experiences a major problem just before reaching orbit (just a lot of bad luck when it comes to the red planet) and then the team delves into the mysteries of the planet.  BoG's Score: 6 out of 10