If you liked 2001 then you should watch it

Rating: 8/10 (3 December 2014)

Some things before i go on with the review 1)2001: A Space Oddyssey is my favorite film of all time and i won't see that changing any time soon :P This is my point of reference :) 2)If one whishes to watch Interstellar then a THEATER viewing is MANDATORY due to the scope of the film(preferably 70mm theater).This cannot be emphasized enough.
Some time ago i read the leaked Jonathan Nolan script and instantly i liked it a lot..dare i say love it who knows... :) So i anticipated this movie and prayed that Christopher would either keep or improve on the already leaked draft.Unfortunately (or fortunately for others ? )the final draft/screenplay and the final product was not as i have expected.
The good: 1)The acting was better than expected as was the casting....i think the only miscast was Casey Affleck.Also i could notice some scenes where McConaughey seems to overact but i could be wrong. 2)The technical aspects of the film were superb...the photography was magnificent imho....audio production was fantastic although some parts were really loud at times (must have been a theater audio issue and not film issue...i am not sure)
The bad: 1)There was some inconsistency in the pacing of the film....i could be wrong of course but i post with a somewhat more critical view since i have already read the outline of the film before the theater formal viewing (leaked script draft) 2)I didn't like at all the Matt Damon subplot/portion (although his performance was believable and felt accurate according to his role)....it felt rushed and a bit cliché although this is of course debatable.
Neutral Points: 1) As far as the robots go i didn't have a problem with their shape and size but i wouldn't complain if Nolan used anthropomorphical robots like Androids (Alien franchise). Although their shape in the film helps depicting their multiple and often superhuman abilities (fast running ...shape shifting) 2)As i wrote earlier i would have preferred the screenplay to be following more closely the early script draft but this is a matter of preference and it has to be stated that most people have never even read the early draft thats why i post it as a neutral point. .It has to be noted though that the first half of the film is almost/mostly the same in both final and the old script draft.
I applause Nolan for completing the hard task of creating a film of this caliber especially knowing that the sci-fi genre is not the easiest one to entertain the masses and at the same time retaining artistic integrity. Although it has its flaws it is in my opinion a great film.I believe this is the closest film to 2001(Kubrick) i have ever seen so far (and that is a huge compliment) but at the same time it's very far away from the perfection and the excellence of Kubrick's magnum opus.