Excellent Film - Go See! :-) SPOILERS!

Rating: 10/10 (9 November 2014)

NOTE: This review edited on 9/24/2017
Today (11/10/2014) we went to see 'Interstellar'. Kip Thorne did not disappoint. Tons of interesting ideas to sort out though it's more than a cerebral film. There is a pretty substantial human story woven through, essential to the major premise of the science. It is unique in that way. I think it is unlikely we will see this kind of 'take' in any other sci-fi film in the current climate (though we can hope).
I have been surprised at the negative vehemence with which some have reviewed this film. My advice: this film is for those who appreciate not only science fiction but speculative fiction. This is a serious work of artistry. I wish I had seen the film initially in IMAX. I didn't so can only hope for special showings one day at a film festival. The film is a classic. It sets a bar.
The film was well cast: Matthew McConaughey (stand-out), John Lithgow, Michael Caine, Anne Hathaway, Matt Damon - all excellent, with great supporting cast.
I was initially unable to understand why there were so many highly charged emotional human interest scenes. This alone hints that something unusual is afoot with this film. I soon realized that there was a definite and very significant point to what was being explored emotionally, and was, in fact, essential to the major scientific premise in the film. Agree or not - and it would seem that there are many who don't agree - imo the story premise was compelling. It's not a simple film. Overarching - it is a beautifully realized cinematic experience.
One small point: with all the high- tech, I am certain that in some not too distant time, audiences watching the use of laptops on a spaceship will be wincing. :-)
I very much liked the robots - excellent visualization. Makes perfect sense for the robots to be functional and at-will moving machines (rather than look-like-humans) and not a 'teddy bear' friendly construct. Liked that.
Also relieved that the film had an actual finish - there was a point when I was fearful we were on the verge of '2001: A Space Odyssey' ground. I would not have been happy. All-in-all, a little bit of everything and put together well imo. Excellent special effects, both on the various planets and in space. Totally realized worlds. The massive ocean wave on Miller's Planet remains an incredible effect and a moment in the film that stays with one. There are many such scenes in the film. Loved the silence of space - finally that has been done well.
It has been a film I went to see again while it was still in the theaters, and is a film I now own and have viewed many times. It has it's bumps. For me it was always the excessive emotions, though I have come to appreciate them and understand why they were essential to the plot. The film remains deeply satisfying 'after all these years'.
Final Note: It occurs to me that some of the negative reviews may be rooted in the obvious 'politics' of the film at certain junctures. That's a shame, because there are few science fiction writers who were (or are) not dabbling in political commentary one way or another (take a look at some of the classic 1950's science fiction films). Some of the best writers were (and are) doing so (Orwell. Huxley). Every film carries a baseline pov. It's unavoidable. The original Star Trek had one in spades - much of it quaint (and appallingly sexist to the point of humorous) by current sensibilities. The genre is littered with such by necessity. This film is nothing unique in that - and to dismiss this phenomenal artistic achievement on such flimsy grounds is to miss the forest for the trees. JMO.
The film stands the test of time. Great film. See it if you haven't already, but do so prepared for a unique film to be savored as such. Happy viewing!