Interstellar: Directed by Christopher Nolan, Starring: Matthew McConaughey, Anne Hathaway... etc.

Rating: 9/10 (9 November 2014)

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At about 35 minutes, maybe 40 (I don't know) I was fearing for Interstellar. That's not to say that there wasn't stuff to like, there was. The acting was good, the world that had been presented was presented well, but it just hadn't popped... yet. Oh man. We've got another top ten list item here. Oh man.
The plot of Interstellar goes much like this. The earth is dying, and the human race will not survive there very long. Cooper ( Matthew McConaughey) is a father of two who used to be a test pilot for NASA, and is now a farmer on Earth. He is soon convinced by an old friend (Michael Caine) to take part in a space mission to find the humans a new home. That's the basics of the plot.
The beginning of Christopher Nolan's Interstellar as you may have noticed is not that great. Sure it's held up by the good performances, and the fact that we are dealing with so many good actors, but this wasn't enough to carry what I had seen up to that point. It just felt awkward. There was unexplained story elements,and all of it seemed off. I mean how are you supposed to find NASA that easily? (If you have seen the film you'll get that) Then we got to space, and truly I noticed the difference. I thought at first that the fact that the space stuff worked so much better than the earth stuff might be because Nolan is just so much better at the sequences of sheer awe, but no the movie had a lot more in store than that. Really that's as far as I can go in explaining what the films plot does. The plot details of this film have been meticulously hidden, and this is for good reason. The ending is big idea stuff,and everything that might not have made sense at the beginning of the film is cleared up by it. People out there are either going to hate it or love it. Yep it's one of those films, and I loved it, but I won't say anymore.
As far as what already has been revealed in trailers, and everything of that sort I would like to speak about a few things. The trailer of this film predominately features a sequence where the spacecraft encounters a planet of water,and is faced with riding a wave on it. This first of all is just as awesome as you thought it would be. The sheer thrill of the scene is actually a good marker for what your in for throughout the rest of the film. And really the wave isn't the most sinister thing about the planet, but I won't say anything about that either. Just get this straight the action in the film is thrilling, and creative, and I enjoyed it throughout the entirety of the film. The space flight sequences are worth the price of admission.
But that's not enough to fuel a movie as well. You need drama you need all of that, and this delivers hand over fist. I was surprised just how touching,and sentimental Interstellar was, and unlike the other critics of the web I actually liked that more than I hated it. It brought heart to the film, and Nolan did a fantastic job at conveying it. So do the actors. Matthew McConaughey at first seemed odd to play this kind of role, but it turns out that he is perfect. His performance as Cooper is down to earth fantastic stuff and an argument on the water planet with Anne Hathaway (also quite good) is one of the many highlights of the film. Also a highlight is a robot named TARS who is well performed,and creates some comic relief for the film. All of the other supporting cast shines as well. Oh and there's an actor that I didn't even know was in this that turns up,and astonishes. I've heard complaints that is some of the dramatic scenes there is to much exposition explaining the way time,and space,and relativity is supposed to work, but actually I didn't mind, and this all helped me by the end of the film.
This film has it all. Great effects, action, tragedy, comedy... etc. I haven't even begun to explain it all in this review. It would be perfect if only the first part of the film did not feel so awkward. It's a good thing that's mostly cleared up by the end. This is a beautiful,and thrilling film.
I give Interstellar a 9 out of 10.