In this Film Director Christopher Nolan can't Decide if He wants to be Steven Spielberg or Stanley Kubrick. He doesn't have the Talent of either but is a Good Filmmaker at times. He was 2 for 3 with the "Batman Trilogy", "Memento" (2000) was Unique, and has done some other Fine Films. Here, Not so Much.

The Overt and Heavy Handed Sentimentality was better Restrained in "Contact" (1997). The unnecessarily Complicated and Thick Script reminds of "Inception" (2010). It tends to Confuse more than impress.

It seems, when Matthew Mcconaughey asked the Director for Motivation He was told to Whisper and Mumble. The other Stars that Show up are OK if Nothing Special, although when Matt Damon wakes it Provides the Film with one of the better Pieces of Space-Drama.

There are a few Good Lines..."Humanity was born on Earth but not meant to stay here." and "We used to look up at the sky and wonder at our place in the stars, now we just look down and worry about are place in the dirt."

But the Overwritten Science-Babble and Over-Complicated Plot seems to try and Impress those Viewers that Think that "The 5th Dimension" is a Singing Group.

A few Interesting and Artistic Scenes that are Outstanding, like the "Library" are what makes the Film rise Above Mediocre. But there's a lot of Technological Stuff considering the Time Frame and Events that really are Strange and Bewildering.

The Social behavior that got Humans to turn the Planet into a Dust-Bowl isn't Even Mentioned. Gravity, not the Movie, the other thing, is Mentioned Frequently. It's Worth a Watch but is mostly Disappointing and highly Derivative in both Style and Concept.

Science-Fiction, Contrary to most Haters of this thing, does not have to Obey Current Knowledge. It can, and often does, come from Made Up Stuff from Creative Minds. Directors and Writers are Free to Explore anything They can Imagine. That's why it is called Science "Fiction". So No Problem there.