10 Reasons Critics Are Calling Interstellar A Disappointment

4. Nolan Still Can't Write Strong Women

Another common complaint about Nolan's movies is that he just can't seem to write women well. The vast majority of his female characters are either naive and innocent or scheming betrayers, and regardless of which of these camps they fall into, there's a good chance they're going to end up dead by the climax of the movie. Despite bringing along the likes of Anne Hathaway and Jessica Chastain for the ride, it sounds like Nolan has once again come up with female characters lacking agency. Much ire (most of which hasn't been quoted here due to spoilers) is pointed at some of the decisions made by Hathaway's character later in the movie, while Chastain's Murph is said to be mostly one-note and not befitting the actress's immense talent. The Wrap: "Female characters whose intellect takes a backseat to their exploding emotionalism and rage...Hathaway and Jessica Chastain both get saddled playing brilliant women who are nonetheless ruled by their, you know, lady feelings, before ultimately capitulating to the men around them, even though the men aren't that stable themselves." Indiewire: "Hathaway's strong-willed character lacks...dimensionality, but she does her best with the material." The Hollywood Reporter: "Amelia ...an annoyingly vague and unpersuasive character...Murph's persistent anger at her father is essentially her only character trait and becomes tiresome; she's a closed-off character. " Screen Daily: "Hathaway€™s Amelia is a badly underwritten character who, conveniently for the script, lets her emotions occasionally jeopardise the mission." IGN: "Cooper€™s daughter Murph has a response to her father€™s choice that becomes entirely befuddling at a certain point."