Interstellar (**)

INTERSTELLAR **

 

I realise that this is surprisingly ‘off piste’ as it were. Nearly all the critiques are right up there……. or is ‘right up their……’ With enthusiastic & very positive comments.

I also want to be positive – Matt McConaughey & Anne Hathaway looked lovely and did their thing. Although Mike Caine is pushing it.

(I liked The Ipcress File & The Italian Job. How long ago were they? Hmmm perhaps that says it all re Mike.)

Once again the soundtrack was a real struggle – they had bloody space helmets on & I just couldn’t hear a lot of what was said.

 

The filming (apparently non CGI – which I found difficult to believe) was spectacular – also the music was v stirring. Plus a old friend pops up half way through

and is a treat to see as all the promotion keeps it a secret  – no plot spoiler here. (Makes a change I hear you cry.)

BUT……… and sadly it’s a big one…….I just didn’t understand the half of it! There’s a space time continuum – a worm hole and a black hole. Just missing Dr Who’s

bloody screwdriver! There is some good ‘ole Morse code which is always reassuring – but the theory of relativity with time warps (an hour turns into several years) together with a fifth dimension…..

….. well it frankly lost me.

 

If a Directors role is to make an entertaining viewing experience and tell a story that the audience can understand – well he failed. I understand Chris Nolan did all the Batman stuff so he is no slouch. Maybe its just that he has a degree in Quantum Physics & perhaps that’s the problem.  (I never even did ‘O’ Level science.)

 

Sadly I cannot recommend you bother – its 3 (yes that’s…..3) hours long.

 

Chris’s comments “They go into space – faff about in space & do a lot of Docking. It’s long, It’s boring – It’s total B******ks!”

So that’s no stars  from her then.