THE MARTIAN starring Mattr Damon-The Indomitable Human Spirit Tethered with Duct Tape

Andy Weir turns his Sci Fi award winning novel into a stellar script with an all star cast.  Matt Damon plays the resourceful, indefatigable hero who is (understandably) left for dead on Mars.  Much like other great survivalist stories, i.e. Robinson Crusoe, Mark (Damon) must fend for himself against insurmountable, life-threatening problems and the pangs of solitude.  Mark, the botanist on a crew that includes an aerodynamic team of 1st rate stars (Jessica Chastain & Kate Mara) who converge to create the pinnacle in ingeniuty & tenacity mixed with gravity defying humor.   The story orbits between the space shuttle and earth.  The ground crew at Nasa also combusts with incredible talent: Chitwetel Eljior & Kristin Wig.  The only dud on the team is Jeff Daniels as Teddy the head of Nasa who phones in his flat, over trodden role. This one miscast does not steer this endearing & entertaining film off course.  Having read the Weir's brilliant novel, I hadn't planned on seeing the film.  This would have been a gross misjudgement of astronimical proportions.  THE MARTIN speaks to the human spirit and the strength that comes from working together.  Whose the genius who invented duct tape?  BRAVO to him/her and to the team that put together an extraordinary film where anything is possible.