'Stowaway' Is as Slow-Paced as an Actual Mission to Mars Directed by Joe Penna
Starring Toni Collette, Daniel Dae Kim, Anna Kendrick, Shamier Anderson
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For a sci-fi thriller about an ill-fated mission to Mars,
Stowaway misses a lot of opportunities to be exciting. These two hours are about as slow-paced as an actual mission to Mars — there's simmering tension and worry about all the things that could go wrong, but mostly it's a lot of sitting around, problem-solving and routine chores.
Ship commander Marina (Toni Collette), doctor Zoe (Anna Kendrick) and biologist David (Daniel Dae Kim) are on a mission to Mars at an indeterminate point in the near future. The ship's resources are already stretched thin with three astronauts — but their situation goes from tricky to impossible when they discover Michael (Shamier Anderson), a launch plan engineer who fell into a crevice of the ship and suffered a concussion before takeoff.