Masterful Cinema

Rating: 10/10 (27 February 2015)

You do not need to read this review, just go see the film, but if you do what my opinion here you go:
Interstellar is a film which had me (and still has) thinking about it for months after my initial viewing. I was so floored by the film's incorporation of science and emotional pull that I even went back and payed to watch the film a second time, something that I have never done before. The film is by no means a perfect film, with a few spots being a little long, a few improbable plot points, but as a whole, it is one of the best films I have ever seen, and I don't think it will be topped for a long time.
Almost every aspect of the film is flawless - The powerful score by Hans Zimmer is one of the best film soundtracks I have ever heard (and frankly, I feel that the Oscars cheated him out of this one), Matthew McConaughey delivers an amazing performance as does Jessica Chastain and even Anne Hathaway (who I do not typically enjoy) delivers. The plot for the most part will have you guessing around every corner, and there are enough "what-just-happened-mind-blown" moments in this film to keep you glued to your seat for the lengthy 2:45 minute running time. The visual effects are literally jaw dropping. You know a film deserves a viewing when it's special effects win both an Oscar and have scientific papers written for new portrayals of astrophysics in motion.
What I am basically saying is that Interstellar impacted me more than any movie in recent memory - perhaps more than any movie I have ever seen. My advice is to just watch it, appreciate it for what it is, and realize that the science behind it is almost all there. Astrophysicists worked on this film, even co-directed it. Enjoy what has been created here and don't think too hard about the small stuff, because there are things to criticize, but in the end, Interstellar comes out as a film that will ignite thoughts of the universe, drop your jaw in special effects, tug on your heartstrings, and leave you in a state of film bliss - Which brings me back to my first statement, do yourself a favor and see this film.