Unfortunately for me, I’ve only seen two Christopher Nolan movies – “The Prestige” and “Inception.” Based on those two movies, I’d expect Nolan’s upcoming film “Interstellar” to be an excellent movie. However, after what I’ve seen and read of it so far, I’m not so sure.

Very little of the plot has been released so far, but the film’s creators have confirmed that the movie is set to star Matthew McConaughey as an engineer who has to leave his two children behind on Earth as he embarks on a journey with a group of scientists to visit a newly formed wormhole and ultimately save mankind.

The film’s basis in the idea of space-time travel is reminiscent of the 2012 film “Looper,” although “Looper” dealt specifically with time travel (By the way, there’s a corn field setting in “Interstellar” that looks similar to another such setting in “Looper”). Despite the potential for a very confusing movie rife with plot holes, “Looper” did well to deal only lightly with its premise so as to avoid any problems with its plot. “Interstellar,” on the other hand, had theoretical physicist Kip Thorne working as a scientific consultant to iron out any inaccuracies. However, the fact that the film even needed a scientific consultant suggests the creators of “Interstellar” may have bit off more than they can chew.

The trailers for the film seem to indicate that the second half of the movie involves the actual voyage to investigate the wormhole. This part of the film reminds me of the 2013 movie “Gravity,” a space film which I felt was overrated. While the film was fairly good overall, large stretches of the movie seems to lack in plot and substance. “Interstellar” threatens to do the same.

The conflicts presented in the film, such as that of McConaughey’s character’s reluctance to leave his children to go save the world, are very cliche and the dialogue is as well. In fact, the film may prove to be little more than a fresh premise plugged into an old Hollywood film formula.

“Interstellar” is a very intriguing film with a unique and interesting premise. However, the trailers seem to indicate it may have too large of a scope and may be too derivative. The true nature of the film is to be seen with its release.