Stellar, Epic

Rating: 9/10 (2 March 2015)

A for originality, inspiration. A for dealing with deep topics, situations, emotions. A for the cast. A for making me think outside of myself. B for the slow beginning.
I am a firm believer in not giving away spoilers so, to be 90% honest, there is not a lot I can say without giving anything away. Just that this movie pleasantly surprised me. It was a really big deal to me and so I highly recommend it. I am such a movie nerd that I want to buy the DVD so I can watch the extras. I enjoyed the family dynamics, the things that had to do with space, NASA, time, dimensions, universes, exploration, adventure. I love a great, original sci fi flick and this movie went above and beyond my expectations. It was funny - I was thinking how it kind of reminded me of Inception (excellent movie by the way) - then I realized both were directed by Christopher Nolan. Very cool. This movie also reminded me of another favorite movie of mine - A Sound of Thunder.
I had guesses about the plot and some of them were correct. The last 30 minutes really did a lot to tie things in, leave not too much hanging, and give a fantastic ending. I was telling my husband how I was quite pleased with the movie as a whole; he agreed with me and we don't always agree on what we think about movies. All in all, it was also very touching and I cried several times.