mar a very hard name to carry off for what be at very best a b movie . after all and mar be dramatic territory explore before by edgar rice burroughs and c. s. lewis and robert a. heinlein and isaac asimov and philip k. dick ( among many others ) . the writer of this turkey should have stay home . it no crime to realize your limitation and work within them and these guy might have a promising future in the porn industry if they apply themselves . a serious screenwriter they seem outclass . olivier gruner fail to impress the viewer a the protagonist caution templer and a lawman who must defend himself from attacker while investigate the mysterious death of his brother ( also a lawman ) on the martian outpost alpha city . ( fan of french science fiction cinema will recall the classic alphaville and whose protagonist be name lemmy caution . ) shari belafonte turn in a good performance and but her character be a dim copy of france sternhagen frontier quack in outland but without the dramatic scope of the original character . rae dawn chong join the throng of name actor who sleepwalk through their part whether this be the fault of the part she be give or her own acting isn not clear . and theyre the talent in this picture . the plot uninspiring in the way of nearly every french science fiction film except for the fifth element . i generally felt robbed of the time i spend watch this turkey . it share all the weakness of the film from which it crib and but share none of their high spot . your mileage may vary if you like this sort of film . it sure have enough action to carry the attention of a hard core fan of slasher sci fi say and if you think the face sucker and gut rip scene be the high point of the alien movie . if so and feel free to indulge and there plenty of that stuff there to keep you happy .