Stowaway Review: Netflix s Tense Mission-To-Mars Movie Presents a Surprisingly Down-to-Earth Moral Dilemma
In space, no one can hear you decide who lives and who dies Jordan Hoffman
April 22, 2021, 12:01 a.m. PT
Here s a tip: don t go to space. There s no air, there are solar flares and, in case you had not heard, once there, no one can hear you scream.
But then again, Mars is just sitting there (okay, revolving around the sun) ready to be made adaptable to human life.
Stowaway exists in a not-too-distant time (they still use the word selfies ) when Martian colonization isn t a dream it s happening and it s working. It s just that getting there remains a big pain in the ass.
Sci-fi of the thoughtful, (sometimes too) slow-paced variety.
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Anna Kendrick, Toni Collette and Daniel Dae Kim star in Joe Penna s Netflix thriller about the crew of a space mission facing a perilous situation.
It s a wonder that anyone is still interested in becoming an astronaut after the procession of cinematic calamities that have befallen space travelers over the years. Netflix seems to be pursuing a specialty in the genre, with
Stowaway arriving shortly on the heels of the apocalyptic George Clooney starrer
The Midnight Sky. Joe Penna s sophomore feature clearly owes a debt to 1969 s
Marooned in its depiction of a small space crew dealing with a life-threatening crisis.
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Everything seems to be going well for the three-person crew of a ship on a two-year voyage to Mars and back. For her very last mission, commander Marina Barnett (Toni Collette) has been tasked with transporting biologist David Kim (Daniel Dae Kim) and medical researcher Zoe Levenson (Anna Kendrick) to their new base in Mars where they are expected to conduct some valuable research.
Things take a turn for the unexpected when the crew discovers an interloper onboard a few hours after launch. The man in question is Michael (Shamier Anderson), a launch support technician who found himself trapped inside the ship just before take off.
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