On a mission headed to Mars, an unintended stowaway accidentally causes severe damage to the spaceship’s life support systems. Facing dwindling resources and a potentially fatal outcome, the crew is forced to make an impossible decision. Directed by Joe Penna and starring Anna Kendrick, Daniel Dae Kim, Shamier Anderson and Toni Collette. Coming to Netflix April 22nd.
I just saw this trailer pop up on YouTube. Looks fascinating and has an excellent cast. However, the fact that I hadn't heard anything about until now, a month before its, release is a little troubling.
It’s Netflix. They don’t advertise their movies until close to release, the inundate it across all media right up to release. It’s pretty much their MO
Didn't everyone say that, well, the "dilemma" in it didn't make sense? https://web.archive.org/web/2013120...rdhartersworld.com/cri_d/cri/1999/coldeq.html
I fell asleep about 45 minutes in. I'm going to try and finish it tonight. I liked what I saw but it was definitely slow after the initial launch.
I saw a review of it this morning that stated clearly that it is not the same story as "The Cold Equations." I get the impression it's more along the lines of Gravity or The Martian, treating the survival problem as something to solve rather than just an excuse for a human sacrifice. That reviewer said he liked it but it's not for everyone, particularly not for people who need fast-paced action. But another reviewer utterly savaged it.
Thanks for the reminder. I completely forgot this was coming out soon. Then it sounds like it's right up my alley.
That's pretty much the case. While one of the protagonists is arguably more of the CE type than the others, he's also the first to tell the stowaway the truth about how his presence affects the entire group. I watched it the other day and it's not bad.
I saw this on an "Outer Limits" episode decades ago. Not saying it's a bad concept but you would think they would try and do something a little more original.
Could you be thinking of the 1989 Twilight Zone adaptation of "The Cold Equations"? There are only so many concepts in the world, and every one gets used over and over. What makes a story original is how it uses the concept. Nothing wrong with taking a new look at an idea, finding a new angle. ("Equations" wasn't even the first to use this one, just the most famous one.)
No it was one of the new Outer Limits (circa 1995- 2002); But as you mentioned it's hardly a novel story concept.