Nolan solves the space epic: breathtaking for three hours!

Rating: 10/10 (12 May 2015)

edit: no idea why this review is so unpopular. I loved Interstellar, I loved 2001: A Space Odyssey, but find 2001 too glacial and was impressed by the amount of pathos Nolan provided in this genre. Yes, HAL is an incredible character, like a spurned lover, but I'm never moved like I was while watching Interstellar.-Ben
A great director tries his hand at a space epic and the results are remarkable.
Thematically, the film is mindblowing; theatrically, the film is mindblowing. There are echoes of Kubrick's 2001, but this time with feeling. There is humour, pathos and incredible scenes of technical wizardry. Special effects sure have come a long way since 2000's The Perfect Storm. The scene featuring the large "mountains" was incredible.
Incredible performances, characters you care about, a long movie that will grab hold of you through its entire length. Matthew McConaghey is great. He is a far more likable and human figure than Di Caprio was in Inception. I'd rank this up with Memento as Nolan's greatest achievement. Great to see him have the time to solve the space epic.
10/10