Interstellar

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Interstellar is quite possibly the only film of Christopher Nolan's I've actually found to not be all that enjoyable. I would give Interstellar a 6.5/10.

Interstellar sets a bar for some of the best effects that you will see onscreen this year, it's truly breathtaking to see how far the cinematic industry has come effects wise. this goes hand in hand with the cinematography, something that Nolan never fails to nail flawlessly. Once again the music is incredibly powerful and accompanies the film incredibly well.

Anne Hathaway, who played Brand, gave an incredibly strong performance as the leading lady of the film; you felt for her but also recognised the strength and intelligence that she wielded as a character. Wes Bentley, who played Doyle, gave a strong contrasting performance to McConaughey and was a really powerful character that shouldn't have been killed as quickly as he was. Michael Caine, who played Professor Brand, gave a stunning performance in this film; he was wistful and sumpremely philosophical in how he portrayed his character. Casey Affleck, who played Tom, developed his character in such a great way; his growth was brilliant for such a short time onscreen. Jessica Chastain, who played Murph, did a brilliant job in taking the psychology of the younger Murph portrayal and maturing it; she really kept the Earth based storyline alive.

It was Bill Irwin, who voiced TARS, that really thrived in this film I felt. TARS was such a great part of the film, the idea that humanity made a successful AI robot was just quite a nice escape from what could have been a cagey trope. TARS was hilarious and also quite original, the voice work Irwin provided also made him seem quite real as a character. He was by far the best thing about the film.

Interstellar is a snooze fest, it drags on for a relatively long time. I mean I walked out of that cinema and felt bored; stupendously so. Not to mention the fact the science was awful; completely theoretical science explaining theoretical science. Basically nothing made sense and it dragged, not a great plot. In fact a terrible one.

Matthew McConaughey, who played Cooper, was a terrible leading man; he really did not the suit of an engineer nor did he really seem like an intelligent person fit him well in an acting capacity. Mackenzie Foy, who played Murph (10 yrs.), wasn't the best child actor; she really only seemed capable of playing the one mood. John Lithgow, who played Donald, was quite lackluster in the film; he really wasn't all that necessary. David Gyasi, who played Romilly, had very little screen presence in the film and probably should have been killed in Wes Bentley's place as his character had very little to it. Topher Grace, who played Getty, shouldn't be in films; you think he would have learnt his lesson after Spiderman 3. Matt Damon, who played Dr. Mann, was a very underwhelming anatgonist; I expected a lot more than he actually provided.