Nolan didn't do it again

Rating: 6/10 (8 November 2014)

Sadly, Interstellar did not deliver as the next Nolan masterpiece. I have no intention to see that movie ever again. It is really a strange movie in many ways but lets go into detail.
Actors Matthew McConaughey was always more of an mediocre actor. At some point that changed and he reached no heights in Wolf of Wallstreet, True Detective and Dallas Buyers Club. This movie is no exception, he is totally believable throughout the movie. But thats it. Ann Hathaway doesn't really fit in here, not one of her finest hours. Same goes for the rest of the spaceship crew. Casey Affleck or Topher Grace have no time to shine since they are on Screen for just a few minutes. Even the legendary Michael Caine is basically Alfred again with a bad twist.
Story Thats were everything went wrong. The exposition is just terrible. We see that there is an issue with sand killing the corn. Then Matthew accidentally finds the hiding spot of the NASA. And they are like "hey good you here. we already know you from back in the day. We are starting a mission to save the world without you but since you here and you are the best man for the job why don't you do it and leave your family." And of course without hesitation Matthew does it. Thats just poor storytelling. If they know him, why don't they contact him. And it is a movie a visual medium. If the earth is about to die we need to see it, it is not enough to say it. During the movie we jump through time sometimes not knowing where we are and because of countless boring dialogs we loose focus of the conflict between him and the daughter he left.
Dialog Dialog needs to have conflict. We don't have that here. All the crew does is talking and explaining everything to each other which is the worst form of dialog there is.
Sound and Cinematography This is something Nolan can do in his sleep. Nothing to complain here. Nice pictures and an epic score, all fine by me.
Conclusion The Score and Matthew can not rescue the bad storytelling and the even worse dialog. The end with the 4 dimensional bookshelf world is the point where it jumps the shark eventually. But Nolan should not worry, the hype and the epic pictures will make this movie a box office success. Even though in a few years no one will really remember why. Nolan is still an outstanding director. You simply can not deliver every time.