Excellent film. Casting and writing could have been better in some areas.

Rating: 9/10 (31 October 2019)

Strong film! Almost perfect. The premise and the conceptual solution were amazing. I did not know what to expect from credit to credit making this film anything but predictable.
The few things I did not care for (which are subjective) is they cast Anne Hathaway as a lead scientist, which I could not buy into. I did, however, like Jessica Chastain as "Murph." I think she was a good pick for the role and played it well. I have nothing against Anne Hathaway. I just feel the role she played would have been a better fit for someone else. Again, this is very subjective, and she did a good job, not epic.
I also did not care for Matt Damon's dialogue (I love almost all of his movies). The writing for his role turned me off. It just seemed wooden and inauthentic. I think they should have kept the dialogue short when they were walking on the ice and or during the fight versus continuous dialogue. Even after the fight he was still talking about human reaction to blah blah blah. I just wanted him to shut up and get on with it. "What you are feeling is this and that because of this and that." He made my ears hurt. I blame the writers for this.
The action scenes involving his character were cool and very dramatic. The dialogue for his character sucked IMHO. Also, the way Matthew McConaughey sent the message(s) in the end and how he arrived there is utterly ridiculous in my opinion. For such a great movie, they should have come up with a more plausible explanation and message delivery system. It was like a scene from children's fantasy film versus authentic science fiction.
Beyond these short comings (which are few, slight, and short lived), this movie was spectacular!!! The music score was perfect as it drew me into the moment. The concept and the plot were gripping. These aspects help to offset the few shortcomings in this film.
This is a must-see movie!!!