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Interstellar
Christopher Nolan
(2014)
162min
12A Certificate
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Review
Our Score
by
Jeremy Aspinall
After exploring the tortured psyche of Batman in the
Dark Knight
trilogy and the subconscious mind in
Inception
, director Christopher Nolan here goes to infinity and beyond with a cosmic epic that adds breathtaking consequence to the idea of a "race against time". Set in a near future when humanity faces global starvation, Nolan's space odyssey stars Matthew McConaughey as a widowed former pilot-turned-farmer who's struggling to cope with an onerous agrarian existence while bringing up two kids. So, when he's given the opportunity "to save the world" by a bunch of boffins (led by Michael Caine), he jumps at the chance, much to the distress of his daughter (Mackenzie Foy). For this is no ordinary intergalactic mission. It requires McConaughey and his team to enter a mysterious wormhole to find a planet for the human race to colonise - a journey that could take years for the explorers while decades pass on Earth. Nolan's ambitious film is no mere disaster flick; it's thoughtful sci-fi like
Silent Running
(1971) and there are also echoes of Stanley Kubrick's
2001: a Space Odyssey
(mind-blowing visuals, Hans Zimmer's subtle but evocative score). But unlike that 1968 masterclass, in which concept sometimes overwhelmed character, Nolan puts the bond between the cosmically estranged McConaughey and Foy at the core of his blockbuster, despite the presence of elaborate-looking spaceships, strange planets rife with elemental danger and an omnipresent (and ominous) black hole. A cast including Anne Hathaway, Jessica Chastain and John Lithgow isn't bad either, but holding it all together is McConaughey, who proves his best actor Oscar for
Dallas Buyers Club
was no fluke and guarantees this majestic film retains a human heart.
Summary
In the future, Earth has been devastated by an environmental catastrophe and will soon become incapable of supporting human life. A former astronaut is recruited to carry out a desperate mission - piloting the last remaining spacecraft through a wormhole in search of another planet that can become humanity's new home. Sci-fi drama, starring Matthew McConaughey, Anne Hathaway and Michael Caine.
Cast & Crew
Cooper
Matthew McConaughey
Amelia Brand
Anne Hathaway
Professor Brand
Michael Caine
Murph
Jessica Chastain
Donald
John Lithgow
Romilly
David Gyasi
Doyle
Wes Bentley
Tom
Casey Affleck
Young Murph
Mackenzie Foy
Dr Mann
Matt Damon
Old Murph
Ellen Burstyn
Getty
Topher Grace
TARS
Bill Irwin
Young Tom
Timothée Chalamet
Principal
David Oyelowo
Williams
William Devane
Director
Christopher Nolan
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Other Information
Language:
English
Colour
Theatrical distributor:
Warner Bros
Available on:
DVD and Blu-ray
Released on:
7 Nov 2014
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