Fantastic Voyage

Rating: 9/10 (23 November 2014)

Christopher Nolan is one of the most popular filmmakers these days, and his works always arouse passions in people who admire him, including me.
This highly anticipated movie delivers a story that kept me interested, combined with a great visual treatment, a very good script and spendlid performances.
I can understand if people find it slow or too extensive in its runtime (being nearly three hours long, it's obvious a lot of people would be afraid of it), but personally, I never felt bored, even though the 170 minutes were sometimes noticeable, but overall the rhythm and pace of the scenes was very fluid, thanks to the editing by Lee Smith.
Now, as for the cast: what else can I say with a movie with this cast? A notable and symphatetic John Lithgow, an incredible, sweet and sincere Anne Hathaway, a believable Michael Caine that has some great moments... everyone contributes to carry this story with professionalism and looseness. Wes Bentley, David Gyasi, and Casey Affleck do decent jobs, even though their characters aren't so developed, but fit the story with naturality. There's even a couple of surprises in the cast I wouldn't want to spoil here, since is better to discover by yourself if you decided to watch it, but you probably know by now. But the real outstanding roles are the central ones: Matthew McConaughey, who does by far the best job in the movie, he transmits you everything he feels from the beginning to end. Then Mackenzie Foy, who gains your symphaty since you first see her, and then breaks your heart in a couple of scenes. She even has a good chemistry with Matthew, making his father-daughter bond fell very natural. And finally, a remarkable Jessica Chastain you want to join through her personal journey.
The dialogue uses too much complex terminology and theory, but in fact, the script successfully simplifies much of it for the (at least) attentive viewer. So, popcorn-flick lovers, stay away of this!
The cinematography by Hoyte Van Hoytema, the production design, and the special effects are all outstanding. Visually, it is amazing as hell!
The musical score by Hans Zimmer is so intimist, dramatic, haunting, and epic. It expresses both the vastness and coldness of the space as well as the emotional story.
There's also some good homages to "2001: A Space Oddisey", "Solaris" and "Apollo 13".
And then, there's the twist... Yes, near the end, there's a twist that feels a bit out of place and carries the movie to another direction, thought it ultimately serves a purpose in the plot and it isn't exactly bad and doesn't affect what has been building up to that point.
But overall, "Interestellar" provides an incredible experience to everyone who wants something different, challenging and emotional, as well as fans of Nolan in general.