Before it finds a new home on Redbox or Netflix, get to the nearest theatre to see Interstellar. This action-packed film stars Matthew McConaughey as ex-NASA pilot Cooper, and actress Anne Hathaway as NASA employee Amelia Brand. The film’s very believable future human race has run out of food and water, and most vital resources. Because of this, citizens are forced to quit their jobs and work as farmers to feed the decreasing population. Cooper and Brand, along with a team of highly trained NASA agents, known as Endurance, leave their lives behind on Earth to travel into space in search of a new home planet.

McConaughey yet again astonishes with his charming good looks and witty personality. Like his award-winning roles in Dallas Buyer’s Club, McConaughey delivers. On the other hand, Anne Hathaway brings her talent to the table by creating emotion and sentimentality throughout the film.

Overall, the acting in this movie is noteworthy. One of the few problems is that Matt Damon’s character is out of place. It may not have been Matt Damon’s portrayal so much as the actual character; he is introduced at the beginning of the movie as Dr. Mann, a sleeping body waiting on a remote planet for the Endurance team to arrive. He is instrumental in the surprise ending, but his character lack depth and should have been developed more thoroughly.

The length of the movie (169 min) is about 69 minutes too long. Aside from the complicated scientific details that are attached to the plot, the storyline is relatively simple. That being said, there are a number of scenes in this movie that could have been cut out or made shorter. For every hour Endurance was on the new planet, they lost seven years on Earth. I felt like I lost a few years during the three hours I had to sit in the theatre.

Despite the fact that the story was overall about finding a new home planet, there are a number of underlying messages about the preciousness of time and the importance of family. Even then, the one overarching theme is that with great sacrifice comes a great reward. Cooper leaves his family and life behind on Earth for the good of all mankind, not knowing when or if he would be coming home.

This film will please director Christopher Nolan’s fanatics. Not only does the movie present that similar feeling he created with his previous films (Batman, Inception, etc.) but it also conveys a much bigger idea about small we are compared to the universe that we live in.

Lancer Media gives this an 8 out of 10 on the “must-see” scale.