Interstellar - 2014 - 3½ Stars

Actors:  Matthew Mcconaughey, Anne Hathaway
Director:  Christopher Nolan

Note:  Vague spoilers ahead

Oh, Christopher Nolan, you rascal, you.  You get me to see your movies because they are really cool - and Interstellar is indeed cool.  It's one of the most visually captivating films I've ever seen.  The characterization isn't bad or lazy.  The world is as developed as a Christopher Nolan world is ever going to get - and indeed, while this world does not feel lived in, who needs a film world to feel lived in?  Kubrick's films don't feel lived in either.  Furthermore, the film is ambitious as all get out.  So why do I think this movie is not a success?  The same reason why I don't think any other Christopher Nolan films are great - the plot.  The characters don't feel like they are real people - they feel like they are slaves to a plot that requires them to do these things.  And indeed, this is true intra-film here.  It's hard to feel like you've seen something compelling when the movie itself tells you that its characters are slaves.  So while I think this is a good movie and that people will probably enjoy it, it's the last Christopher Nolan film I will see unless I get word that this movie does not fall prey to Nolanism.