Subtext, visual elements, underlying themes, perfect science, and exceptional filmmaking make this one of the finest films in recent memory.

Rating: 10/10 (6 October 2013)

Don't read this review. Go see it now... IMAX 3D if you can. Otherwise, buy a 3D Samsung and watch it on Blu Ray *ONLY*. This is a transcendent, unbridled jump in the experience of film. Upshot... you are in space for 90 minutes. As near to literal as you can get.
The story was more about the earth, & this human moment in time, more than just the astronauts' experience. More about our collective human condition - doomed in peril in space, doomed to die on earth, and coping with that in a way that compels us to survive. This doesn't spoil a thing, of course... but it's good to understand this is more than just the characters, and has much subtext on life, death, religion, and more. There is ENDLESS beautiful imagery, and masterful shots. It will be hard to imagine how these actors were filmed and how this could possibly be created.
It explores themes regarding our impact on the entire earth, and our long term potential of avoiding the devastating fallout from it, IE space junk, and the inevitability of this sort of event (or any other disaster). I also think it speaks a bit to the complexity of manned space exploration, versus this new era of drones and UAV's, etc, the danger and cost, etc.
As for the science, it's obviously the most perfect realization of actual physics in film history. It was glorious, and breathtaking.
I know I will see this numerous times in the theater, and own it at home. I haven't been able to say that about a film in 20 years.