Finally writing a review of one of my favorite movies of all time

Rating: 10/10 (23 December 2016)

I don't write enough reviews. I've seen a lot of movies and contributed to a lot of message boards but I have not written many reviews. Time to get caught up. So let's get right to it. Interstellar may be my favorite movie of all time. When I saw the trailer for this film for the first time, I knew this was a movie I needed to see. My wife, who hates science fiction, watched the trailer with me and she said that this is a movie I must see. Then the reviews started rolling in and they got me excited. Too excited. There are only a few movies I can think of that I was this excited about going in and left even happier - Gladiator, The Avengers and Interstellar. The Story Interstellar blew me away. Point. Blank. Period. I've seen this movie at least 10 times. And I watch it all the way through each time. Let me just say, I did not expect such a heart wrenching story wrapped up in a science fiction space exploration movie. Matthew McConaughey plays the lead character, Joe Cooper (Coop) and does a phenomenal job. Coops daughter, Murph is played by Mackenzie Foy and eventually Jessica Chastain as grown up Murph and then Ellen Burstyn as old Murph. The story starts off slowly but importantly. In the first third of the movie the writers are giving us the background of Coop's relationship with his daughter Murph. And this build up was brilliantly done. The actress playing young Murph did a fantastic job showing the emotion of a young daddy's girl. The chemistry between Coop and Murph was one that any good father to a daughter can relate and that's where it hit home for me. Young Murph loves her father and looks up to him. But she also is not afraid to disobey her father as she possesses his same stubbornness and curiosity. Again, their interaction in the first part is key to build the entire movie. The second third of the film starts when Coop decides he must go on the space exploration mission and leave his family behind for at least a couple of years. Young Murph nailed it here and Grown up Murph finished off where she started. If you are a father and you didn't get watery eyes when Coop left his kids then you are not a human. This part continues on to show the effects of time dilation (a real scientific theory) and the film does a brilliant job of showing the emotional aspect of this phenomenon. The third part deals with sacrifice and ultimately a father doing whatever he could to make good on his promise to his daughter. The Visuals With big budget science fiction the visuals rarely disappoint and there was no exception here. The planets, the spacecraft all were visually stunning. The Soundtrack/Score OMG! You cannot tell a story the way you want to tell a story without a great score and this is where I think Interstellar really nailed it. That's all I can say. The score was amazing and really did a job making those chill bumps appear on your arm.
One of my favorite movies ever. Definitely my favorite of the past 10 years.
10 out of 10 stars