A good sci fi film is a rarity

Rating: 8/10 (28 October 2015)

However, the key to a making a good sci film, as with any other genre, is a good story. That's where this film hits the mark.
Despite being set in a very grim future, in which the world is in some kind of vaguely explained environmental crisis, love and family are strong themes. If that sounds too schmalzy, now's the time to get off.
As sci fi films go, it is not especially realistic. It is not a documentary, and requires the viewer to suspend disbelief. However, there are no whoosh, or pew pew sounds. In this universe, space is silent, and there's no artificial gravity (unless you count centripetal force). Interstellar has ditched a lot of the tired, clichéd sci fi motifs that date back to the original Star Wars. It does have a wisecracking robot though.
If I have one criticism of the film, it is that it is perhaps a little too long. I give it an extra star for trying something new with the genre though, and being one of the few contemporary sci films not to rip off George Lucas.