Messy movie with both stupid and stellar ideas

Rating: 6/10 (21 January 2016)

Sound - 1/2 - The score is bombastic, and the dialog is occasionally hard to hear.
Acting/Characterization - 1/2 - McConaughey has the rebel cowboy act down pat but is a little less credible as a scientifically-minded father. The other characters are undeveloped and exist to represent specific ideas.
Script/Writing - 0/2 - The script is a hodgepodge of corny tag lines and poorly executed themes.
Visuals - 2/2 - The fate of humanity apparently rests on the colonization of bleak planets in bleak space, but at least there are cool wormholes, black holes, and baseball fields.
Concept (Plot/Theme) - 1/2 - Interstellar deserves at least one point for ambition and creativity, but too many questionable plot developments are thrown together, and the film does not seem to commit to any of its ideas or themes, though some, such as time dilation, are certainly fascinating. When not confounded by possible paradoxes or superficial musings on love, one is left to question the viability of an anti-intellectual society portrayed with such unexplained cynicism, as well as the human imperative to survive on other planets when the species is apparently inclined to destroy its own natural habitat.
Total Score - 5/10
Gut Feeling - 6/10 - For a film espousing the virtues of love and exploration, Interstellar has little emotional resonance. Plotwise, it's a memorable mess.
Final Average - 5.5/10