Silly

Rating: 6/10 (12 November 2014)

Surprisingly weak effort by Nolan, who typically always nails his movies. The premises and outcomes all seem too silly and it is quite simply too long. Matthew McConaughey is miscast and often plays it quite melodramatic, especially early. I read one professional critic who wrote that he was the perfect "stoner-cowboy" type to play the role. Really?! He's not the actor I'd choose to be the smartest engineer-pilot to save the human race with his brains. And (SPOILER) Matt Damon is a throwaway. Someone should have told him that was a sleeping pod, not an eating pod.
Clearly, Nolan is fascinated with time-travel, but this is a weak effort compared to Inception and Memento. He's a good enough Director that it's still watchable, but it all feels so silly.