if only Anne Hathaway was not in it...

Rating: 8/10 (5 December 2014)

Without giving away anything from the story of Interstellar , heres an attempt at a review.
it's a film designed at two separate levels - to begin with its seriously intimate/ emotionally heavy and a lot of sincerity & heart went in to this story so it makes you wanna hug your people. Secondly its awesome in its visual capacity, lots of special effects driven overwhelming moments.
The discernible emphasis on family , especially the relationship between parents n their children is extremely well written & brilliantly acted out, and for me it was that positive reconciliation of close relationships and the immeasurable distance/ time, which makes you weigh the possibility of such a scenario inside your head .. and its thought-provoking & profound in that sense.
At the same time, it successfully leaves you in awe of its scale, and the classic sense of gravity or lack thereof (pun intended) and also the multivalent character of the science that it ambitiously explores & somewhat authentically portrays. I don't know what the science is about, I kind of got it but like its seriously complex, I'm reading up certain Wikipedia entries at the moment. But heres the thing, you are not meant to reconcile with that comprehension of the science, all that scientific jargon might go over your head n you might still end up being entertained because visually , this movie is a realistic and well-thought and responsibly written tribute to your imagination which has intrigued you at Space, galaxies n whatever.
Since its three hours long, and considering the particular nature of Chris Nolan as a director and his intentions, it was pretty obvious to me after watching it that he and his writers split this film into three parts , beginning at the individual /family level, then going on to the structural level , where the film offers education and everyone is still acting cool and from that second stage onwards they went even further, to the point of remaining last hour n half, the 3rd act, which sees the ##$ really hit the fan. one can only properly enjoy this stuff when its seen at the cinema.
Soundtrack was not bad, but it could've been better. it would've been a perfect film if Anne Hathaway wasn't in it, it's not her character thats painful to watch, its her effort at her crispy , polite manner of speaking, which is why her performance was the weak link , but overall its a beautifully crafted film with a solid cast, more humour than you might expect so hope you enjoy it.