Another Nolan "blah blah" movie

Rating: 6/10 (24 October 2015)

This film was actually not as bad as some of the director's other flops, having some emotional moments and one interesting character that was Murphy, being decently casted. The relationship between the father and his daughter had the entire film afloat and kept me going despite its many flaws.
The issues with this film are typical Nolan: first of all, repeatedly bad casting. During the first 20 minutes I was still trying to get over mcconaughey being an Astronaut. You could at least try to get rid of the heavy cowboy accent... Then, every scene is dragged over half an hour for no reason. You can take a nap occasionally and check in to see what's changed. Is mcconaughey back home yet? No? OK. Then you have the music. Goodness, WHAT? IT'S TOO LOUD I CAN'T HEAR WHAT YOU'RE SAYING! Some sound check would've been nice. In addition, some of the action scenes were completely out of sync with the music score. Then you blink and Matt Damon is suddenly in the movie. What is Damon doing here, looking very old... Wait what is happening now... Is he gone? OK. Then the movie turns to 2001 Kubrick and I wonder if mcconaughey is going to turn into a baby. Thankfully he didn't. Finally, if you made it this far, you get some closure with mcconaughey and his daughter. Worth the wait? If you take many breaks and have a free afternoon, why not.