Movie Review: Interstellar
Interstellar is a long-winded science fiction tale set in the future at a time when the Earth has seen better days. Society is on the verge of collapse as the food supply is dwindling as more and more crops begin to fail. Matthew McConaughey plays Cooper, a former NASA pilot who is now a farmer. Cooper and his ten-year-old daughter Murphy receive a message in her bedroom. Murphy initially believes that it’s a poltergeist but the message gives them coordinates to a hidden NASA site. In secret, NASA has been trying to find alternate planets in far flung solar systems that they access through worm holes to relocate the human race. Cooper, much to his daughter’s chagrin, accepts an assignment to pilot a flight to one of the potential alternate worlds, a mission that may take many years to complete.
The movie certainly had a lot of intrigue. The general premise was an interesting one. McConaughey did a credible job in his portrayal of a father trying to do right by his family but compelled to save the world. There were also strong performances by Anne Hathaway as his co-pilot and Jessica Chastain as an adult Murphy. There were neat visuals and cool moments. However, the movie also had some major flaws. For one thing, it was way too long. There were too many slow spots in the movie. Also, there were many things that didn’t make a bit of sense. For one, for some reason the society no longer has many instruments of technology, such as an MRI machine that would have saved Cooper’s life. You don’t just lose technology. You may not make new equipment, but the technology doesn’t get lost. Also, there was too much techno jargon. Even as an engineer, much of it made little sense to me. Furthermore, I had the distinct impression that the writers were just making up half of the stuff.
The final third of the movie really lost me. That part especially meandered into a non-sensical plot. That doesn’t mean that the movie was terrible. It was still fairly entertaining. The movie falls somewhere between just okay and good. It’s watchable, but come in to the movie with lowered expectations.
The movie certainly had a lot of intrigue. The general premise was an interesting one. McConaughey did a credible job in his portrayal of a father trying to do right by his family but compelled to save the world. There were also strong performances by Anne Hathaway as his co-pilot and Jessica Chastain as an adult Murphy. There were neat visuals and cool moments. However, the movie also had some major flaws. For one thing, it was way too long. There were too many slow spots in the movie. Also, there were many things that didn’t make a bit of sense. For one, for some reason the society no longer has many instruments of technology, such as an MRI machine that would have saved Cooper’s life. You don’t just lose technology. You may not make new equipment, but the technology doesn’t get lost. Also, there was too much techno jargon. Even as an engineer, much of it made little sense to me. Furthermore, I had the distinct impression that the writers were just making up half of the stuff.
The final third of the movie really lost me. That part especially meandered into a non-sensical plot. That doesn’t mean that the movie was terrible. It was still fairly entertaining. The movie falls somewhere between just okay and good. It’s watchable, but come in to the movie with lowered expectations.
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