Fun Movie
This movie is fun and the plot makes sense. We are told that in the near future on earth the corporations are taking power from the governments. That's why the paranoid (company-man) captain is worried about a conspiracy against him from the government (military) people on his ship. The politics on mars are a struggle between priests and warriors - two different sects competing for their own agendas (just like on earth).
The movie also seems like an environmental story. "Watch out earth or our world could disappear too." (Ironically, there was a story that broke on aol the weekend that this movie premiered about the level of environmental damage done to planet earth over the last few years.) There's also a lot of material in Crimson Force that ufo buffs will relate to, but you have to check the ufo websites for that information. But all that is secondary -- the actual fun is watching the movie.
There is action and humor and the movie looks different than most made-for-tv sci-fi flicks. If it wasn't for The Sci-Fi Channel where else would fans get so many new movies every year? I hope they keep making these movies. They are fun.