This could have been so great...

... but oh my God, how LAME is it.
Lame as in, no actor ever seems to care about this film.
Lame as in, the Mars surface SO doesn't look like Colorado.
Lame as in, even the computer voice in the ship makes you feel sleepy.
Lame as in, the Tim Robbins death drama that goes on forever.
Lame as in, breathable fluids is SUCH AN INNOVATIVE IDEA (that we've seen in half a dozen scifi films)
Lame as in, wind blowing in the US flag raised (on Mars) when the fiery patriotic tune kicks in.
Lame as in, alligators (reptiles) turn into mammoths (mammal) to summerize evolution.
I mean, the scenario is great, don't get me wrong.
But man, the production is a joke.