Visually Epic but Maudlin to the Extreme

Rating: 4/10 (5 November 2014)

Imagine a remake of 2001: A Space Odyssey but produced by Oprah and directed by Dr. Phil - featuring some the most unprofessional, sappy, cry baby astronauts ever put on film. That pretty much describes Interstellar. It will make true science fiction fans nostalgic for the cool precision of Stanley Kubrick.
A great premise, fascinating science and some of the grandest shots of space travel ever committed to film go to waste, buried deep between two soggy galactic tampons. A frustrating experience, as so much greatness was just below the surface. Oh well.
Still worth seeing, at least as a rental, for the aforementioned visual design. In that sense, the movie has a lot in common with Prometheus - another visual masterpiece of science fiction compromised by a bad screenplay and silly choices.