In space, the background music makes you want to scream!

Rating: Null/10 (15 November 2014)

Director Christopher Nolan's 'Interstellar', has been described as his '2001'. However, this over-long film is spoilt by an excessive amount of 'background', and 'dramatic', music. It is also ruined by the last plot-twist and last-third of the film.
The talented Nolan brothers; Christopher and Jonathon, have written the screenplay of 'Interstellar'. They have worked together before, perhaps never better than when Jonathon's short story was taken by Christopher, who then wrote the screenplay, and then directed, 'Memento' (2000). One of the cleverest films ever made! Christopher followed this up by directing 'Insomnia' (2002). Earlier this year he was an executive producer of 'Transcendence', a good film, and one which has some similarities to 'Interstellar'. Jonathon is the producer of the entertaining 'Person of Interest' TV Series.
The early scenes in 'Interstellar', and accompanying dialogue, show us an inward-looking planet, dominated by a political-orthodoxy, that reinforces this post-space agrarian society.
Star of the film is Matthew McConaughey, who gives a stellar performance, playing a farmer. Mr McConaughey, who gave such a superb performance in 'Mud' (2012), here again gives a convincing performance, this time playing this farming family-man. This is matched by the brilliant performance by Mackenzie Foy, who plays his young daughter. Their scenes together, are very authentic, and some of the best scenes in the film. However, all other family relationships, throughout the film, are equally convincing. They are the very core of this film and are as intense as those in the recent 'The Judge'. There is also good support from Casey Affleck, Michael Caine, Matt Damon, William Devane and John Lithgow, all cast in a variety of small parts and roles.
Except for one great scene, there is far too much music in this film. For purposes of realism, extended periods of silence are required. However, it would be unrealistic perhaps to try to condemn a cinema audience to two hours of silence. Sandra Bullock's recent lost-in-space film 'Gravity' seemed to get the balance about right. Sadly,'Interstellar' does not.
The plot-twists are good, as is the film, but the final plot twist, and following scenes, killed this film for me. As soon as the twist happened, I just wanted the film to finish as soon as possible. If the film had ended before then, it would have been a good film, as well as being a decent length.
The science in this film, is, like the curate's egg, good in parts, and bad in parts, thus making this film unsuitable viewing for physicists and other scientists.
Over-long and disappointing! 7/10.