"Interstellar" Is Easily The Best Sci-Fi Movie Of the Past 30 Years

Rating: 10/10 (5 November 2014)

To those who say this is not Christopher Nolan's best film, they are only half right. Nolan has not yet made his best movie, but when we look back on his entire body of work someday in the distant future, "Interstellar" will stand out as one of the very, very best.
To those who say this movie tries to hard to be too many things at once, I say that they just got caught up in the science and in their attempts to wrap their mind around some of the very complex theories and concepts behind the story. If you're like me, and you've actually spent time reading science journals and research essays by people like Neil Degrasse Tyson or Stephen Hawking, then you'll be fine. If not, let me warn you - you're going to find yourself distracted thinking about what it all means while simultaneously trying to follow the plot.
The story isn't complex. It's got twists and turns, and I think the reason why some critics and some viewers come away with a negative opinion of the movie is because some of those turns in the story are unsettling and hard to take. I really liked the seriousness of the more emotional, touching moments, including the ending scenes that have weirded some people out (hey, if you're going to call "2001" a great movie but then say this movie doesn't hit the mark, you're just plain wrong. Deal with it.).
Look, just go see it. I'm gonna say right now, the critics who don't like it just didn't get it. When the emotional moments came around and everyone around them was crying (like some people were in my theater), they felt bad and gave it a bad review. Screw those guys. Go see it. I think it's the best sci-fi movie I've ever seen. Easily the best that Hollywood has produced in decades.