Stellar performances help this space adventure.

Rating: 7/10 (6 November 2014)

Interstellar is a great two hour movie, unfortunately it runs nearly three hours. It suffers the written, directed and produced by curse and just goes on way too long. All the credit and the blame goes to Christopher Nolan.
The good performances are highlighted by Mackenzie Foy as the young Murph. Middle Murph, Jessica Chastain, works but Ellen Burstyn in the role of old Murph was braver then the characters going into space. Hard to belief Anne Hathaway as an astronaut. Must have been in the Sandra Bullock class at the Academy.
Great visuals, early character development to make you care and an often too rousing score all work. After about two hours in you begin to squirm in your seat. There is some "mumble jumble" science fiction dialogue. The Anne Hathaway character goes with her heart to find Dr. Mann, when found there is no indication of any romance past present or future. When Mathew McConaughey wrestles Dr. Mann it is inter-cut with Murph on Earth too many times. The predictable, we know who has been sending Murph the messages scenes drag on way too long.
It's a big movie and deserves to be seen on the big screen. The film print presentation gives a look that has been recently lost in the digital cinema. When you exit the theater you are in need of a breath of fresh air and relieved to find the earth as you left it.