I checked this review off as a possible 'spoiler' simply because this movie has a major unintended detraction going against it: It's called Sci-Fi.

To the Average Audience Viewer, Sci-Fi means Robots, Monsters, Aliens, Space Battles, Super Action, and Special Effects guaranteed to render you epileptic.

And Worse-- Something with the Title: "Beyond the Edge"...of the ENTIRE Universe, no less, garners vague intimations so grandiose that anything less than Meeting God Himself would be an insulting letdown.

Average People who pulled this movie on the basis of The Name & The Genre cannot be blamed for thumbing-down this movie as a boring and confusing waste of an hour and a half.

I didn't know exactly what to expect either when I popped it in late last night. I was expecting a quickie end of the universe space adventure before I went to bed...and I ended up scratching my head as I realized it was a fictional thought experiment posing the question: What would the actual EDGE of the Universe actually be Like? What would happen to Physics? What would happen to Time? What would happen to the men who entered such as Region? When you realize those are the actual questions being talked about by Dr Withersford (Adrienne Barbeau)...then the weird backward moving, out of sequence, time sequences and multiplicity playing themselves by the two space travelers is the whole point of the movie...

Also-- further suspension of belief than is usual for Sci-Fi is required herein...simply, the anachronistic technology of the ship itself is seemingly the product of an alternate Earth/Universe that somehow manages to reach the END of the Universe even within the relativistic lifespans of its pilots...

I'll grant you...I DID Fast Forward thru a goodly portion of the scenes just to get to the next scenes...but when the movie ended and I sat there scratching my head...I found myself intrigued by the questions posed.

I give the Movie 7 out of 10 for a Brave Effort. You Have to be 'In the Mood' for this movie. Definitely NOT a Main event for a Saturday Night, but an interesting Thought Provoker...

I actually thought this film was well done and quite entertaining and kept me interested long enough to watch to the end. Obviously has flaws but why it has such a low rating on IMdB is beyond me.. I guess if you paid for this at the theater I could see being let down some. But seriously it was well acted and had some excellent scenes as the hero Dr. Abe Anderson (played by Sean Maher quite well) went through mental gymnastics from reality to hallucinations and imaginations back to reality. I watched this on a rainy Saturday afternoon on tv and I am glad I did not read any think on this web site before I watched it. It was good.. it was entertaining and the story actually moved along nicely. 6 out of 10

Like a lot of sci-fi films, there are many genre landmarks that won't be named in order to be fair to 'Mission 8', although the genre has seen its fair share of stinkers, especially the low-budget ones. Have no bias towards films with low budgets, actually there are good ones out there that manage to intrigue and entertain regardless of flaws. The concept was a good one.

'Mission 8' is not among the worst films of the genre, SyFy and The Asylum's efforts will never be topped in terms of badness, and nowhere near among the worst films ever. There are a few alright points, though nothing comes off brilliantly. 'Mission 8' is still not a good film though at all, or at least to me, for the reasons described previously here. The problems are many and they override what 'Mission 8' succeeds (a little) in. It is not a case of watching the film with the intent to hate it, far from the truth. Actually wanted it to be halfway decent.

The acting could have been much worse than it actually was (though there is still not anything exceptional or awards worthy),with Casper Van Dien and Adrienne Barbeau trying their best and hardly being charisma free. Some of the music appeals and doesn't feel discordant or too much of a dirge (at the same time it's somewhat unmemorable and parts are intrusive).

In terms of the story, on the most part that is one of 'Mission 8's' biggest problems but it does pick up a little towards the end when it gets more eventful and intriguing.

However, the story takes far too long to get off the ground. Much of the film is very dull and has very little story to sustain the relatively short running time, no matter how much extraneous padding there was. There is nothing tense or suspenseful in 'Mission 8' and it is too ridiculous to get any fun and too muddled and cheesy to take it seriously.

Similarly, too much of it gets rather vague so the film fails to make sense frequently. The ending in particular is one of the biggest head-scratchers for any of my recent film viewings. There were a few nice ideas here in 'Mission 8', explored nowhere near enough. There is nobody to endear to, let alone root for, with such flimsy character development and so many irritating and barely logical decision making. The production values are drab and rushed-looking with afterthought-like effects.

Overall, not unwatchable but messy. 3/10 Bethany Cox