Very well done low-budget indie film - traversing the popular "nightmare in space" genre. Nicely done VFX and set design, with references to Event Horizon, Moon, and even Alien!

I've checked spoilers even though I don't think I give anything away.You've read all the negatives about the production and acting quality. It's all true. On the positive side, there are several mysteries we encounter through the movie. Unexplained things are happening, not to mention the opening scene. We are given lots of little clues. That's what kept me going. The trouble is that when it is all over, some of it really isn't explained and what is explained doesn't make sense. This is just a very bad movie.I have complaints about the story that aren't really related to the outcome. The crew is told that video conference privileges will be restricted for a year. Only trouble is, video conferences cannot take place between earth and Mars. The communication delay due to the speed of light makes it impossible. Video messages can be sent. So the issue is mute.Preflight interviews are shown. Based on what we see, some or all of these people should have been disqualified.Their technology must be fantastic. They can make the trip in 7 days. They have huge cabins and long corridors. They have full gravity.The crew doesn't act like they are only a couple days away from landing. Any normal person would be counting down to arrival constantly. These people act like they are on a long journey - months, not days. Of course if they had counted down, it would have given away too much.

Perhaps this was a thesis film.It reminded me of community theater. Not because of the acting, but because the sets were sappy at best. The lighting was sophomoric, the camera work was struggling.The actors were clearly not to blame. Directors need more insight.And to the person who compared this to early Star Trek -- please at least review the scripts from early Star Trek television productions. We cared about the characters in Star Trek. in Earthrise - nope.Try again.Read more.Edit yourself.Amazon -- Stop showing student films.

While I had some qualms with the film regarding some of the acting and pacing, it's hard to fault an indie project as ambitious as this one. What it does, it does very well: the sets are well-done, the special effects pretty good for an independent film, and the editing is superb.The premise is solid, and leaves just enough room for building suspense over the course of the film, but it's the way the story is told -- through scenes cutting forward and backward in time, allowing the audience to put the pieces together themselves -- that held my attention. They did a good job on the continuity between all those scenes, too.Overall, I enjoyed it!