My 3-Word Movie Review for Interstellar: Alright.Alright.Alright. Okay, its more than all right, truth be told. It is (pardon the obvious pun/s) stellar. Stellar cast. Stellar acting. Stellar cinematography. Stellar writing. Stellar effects. Stellar direction. Stellar score. And, oh, by the way, Gravity, what? Wasnt there some (yawn) film a couple years ago starring Sandra Bullock and George Clooney that got Oscars and rave reviews? Buh-bye memories of that. And for my taste, good riddance. I dozed off several times in that film, and there wasnt even a slight chance of that happening in this nearly three-hour film, and not just because the sound made me wish Id brought ear plugs to soften the edges. Even if I had, the rumbling of the seats made me feel like it was I who was headed beyond our galaxy. (Be sure you go to a theater with a large screen and great sound! It was, in mine, and really made a difference.) Matthew McConaughey proves once again that his star is not dimming anytime soon. Im not going to tell the story, because 1. It has brilliantly crafted twists, turns, is very long, and I dont do spoilers, but suffice to say, McConaughey could well be dancing with Oscar again soon.... Picture this: Farm. Huge fields of corn as far as the eye can see. Dust storms the size of a Tsunami. In fact picture a dust bowl the size of the earth, because thats what earth has become. MM is Cooper, a widower rebel type with a precocious 10 year old daughter, Murphy, (played extremely well by Mackenzie Foy) and a 15 year old son, Tom, played by Timothée Chalamet. They live on the farm with Coopers father-in-law, played by John Lithgow. Murphy has her dads rebel spirit, and expresses it in refusing to believe what her school is teaching: that the Apollo program was a lie that never happened. (If you think what schools are teaching now is scary- wait until you hear some of the crap happening in this film!) Tom cant go to college, because although hes smart, the principal tells Cooper, they dont need engineers or scientists; farmers are more in demand, so that will be his lot in life. Michael Caine, (whom Ive sorely missed) is Professor Brand, who, with whats left of NASA and his cohorts, including his daughter (Ann Hathaway) are discovered by Cooper and Murphy one night. Brand is Coopers former boss. And the plot thickens. Soon Cooper is off on a mission with Amelia (Hathaway) and two others to find a habitable planet for the citizens of the earth, which is dying fast. A surprise almost-cameo with a shockingly small part is played by a former explorer in the distant galaxy... but enough said there. You have an R2-D2 type sidekick, TARS; a tsunami-sized wave; a dramatic fight in a frozen land; a harried attempt to dock onto the mothership......way too much to even recount. Jessica Chastain plays Murphy as she gets older. Time on earth moves a lot faster (by years) than where they go, right through the Black Hole. Amazingly, she looks exactly like what you would imagine the young Murphy (Mackenzie Foy) to look like all grown up. This is pure science fiction. And this time, its without aliens, monsters, and things that go bump into their ship, which I was happy for. But the movie builds to such momentum that the last hour had me on the edge of my seat, and the last 30 minutes dabbing tears and blowing my nose. Yes, take tissues, girls. And dont drink a lot before or during the film, as you will not want to take a rest room break. Oh, to have Christopher Nolans imagination. This film had a lot of everything in it, and surprisingly that included a lot of heart. The message is that behind everything, love IS the answer. I give this one the full ★★★★★ out of five stars. Great film. https://youtube/watch?v=Lm8p5rlrSkY
Posted on: Fri, 07 Nov 2014 07:36:17 +0000
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