Weird Story But Excellently Executed

Rating: 7/10 (1 August 2015)

What were we to expect? I mean, what do you get when you take Matthew McConaughey, Anne Hathaway, Michael Caine, Matt Damon, the Nolan Brothers and Others to make a single movie? Well you have a lot of dependable names so we call them "The Dependables" for great acting, directing, etc. (Sorry no Stallone though) With so much talent you would kind of anticipate a movie in which everything technical - from directing and cinematography to acting and music to be well done. And that is definitely he case for Interstellar - simple as that. PS the Bluray version is excellent :)
This story brilliantly navigates plot holes like a NASA pilot. The story starts amidst some unexplained global apocalypse which causes a lot of sandstorms and other plagues that keep killing farm crops. The cause is never really made clear, but considering the movie lasts almost three hours I can hardly blame them for trying to keep it on point. This catastrophe's solution lies at the center of a black hole, to which at least two characters arrive to alive - again without great technical detail provided. Or why obscure Morse code on a watch was used instead of a simple analogue typewriter to pass back the quantum data via "gravity beams"? I mean - dunno 'bout you all but my Morse sucks. Hell why not just paint it on the side of corn silo for that matter. Spray cans cant' be that much of a challenge for gravity beams, cmon now..
But to debate all of the theoretical loopholes here is probably like arguing that lightsabers and "the Force" don't really exist, so again kudos for staying on point with the part of the story that most viewers will actually care about.
And that's the part that is done really well here. So if you are looking for Arthur C. Clarke's 2001 (which put me to sleep) then this might not be for you. But if you liked Star Trek or Titanic or any big movie where you are willing to ignore any and all inaccuracies, relax and be entertained then this is definitely something you might like. I mean after all, it did win and Oscar for Best Achievement in Visual Effects so on that basis alone it's a good watch.