Not Nolan's Best, But Still A Very Enjoyable Film

Rating: 9/10 (21 February 2016)

Interstellar is directed by the one and only Christopher Nolan, and stars Matthew Mcconaughey as Cooper, an ex-pilot in a futuristic Earth, where another Dust Bowl has taken place, and Earth is no longer a suitable home for the human race. One day, Cooper and his daughter Murphy (Murph, for short) stumble upon NASA's base, who was long thought gone, and Cooper is recruited to lead a team through a wormhole next to Saturn, so that humans could colonize a different planet, and live on. Oh, and Anne Hathaway is in there, too.
To start, the movie's directed by Nolan, so of course it's beautifully directed, and is one of the best looking movies I've ever seen, in terms of cinematography. All of the full screen shots of different planets, and black holes, and such look completely amazing. The score is also great (thanks Hans Zimmer). Every time anything was happening, the pounding score just sucked you right into the situation.
The acting was also top notch. Matthew Mcconaughey does great as Cooper, and you really feel for him having to leave his family, particularly his daughter Murph, and the emotional impact that has on him. Anne Hathaway does great as well, although she has a pretty shallow character. Jessica Chastain does great as Murph, also portraying the emotional connection between Murph and Cooper. The whole cast do well in their roles. However, this leads into the first big negative.
The characters are very washed out, and lead to a script that's too long. Casey Affleck plays Cooper's son, and his character is completely unnecessary. This character even causes a sub plot towards the end of the film, that probably adds 10 to 15 minutes to the run time. Another tacked on character would be Dr. Mann, played by Matt Damon. He obviously symbolizes mankind, and adds around 25 minutes to the film with his subplot. Overall, this movie is near three hours, mostly due to all of these subplots.
Another predictable and tacked on thing is a plot twist that occurs toward the end, dealing with Murph's "ghost." There really wasn't much need for this, and it felt very unnecessary.
Now, in conclusion, is this Nolan's best film? No. Definitely not. However, I'm not saying it's bad. It really is quite good, in all reality. I'm going to give Interstellar an A-, or a 9 out of 10.