"Once you're a parent, you're the ghost of your children's future."

Rating: 9/10 (8 April 2020)

Ambitious, loud and sublime, almost to a fault, the 2014 sci-fi epic from blockbuster auteur Christopher Nolan fascinates, and drains, on an emotionally charged three hour odyssey that's sure to leave audiences overwhelmed, just as the writer-director intended. Boldly going where few filmmakers have gone before, Nolan, alongside his longtime writing partner and brother Jonathan, proves he's at his best when interweaving breathtaking landscapes, heart-pumping set pieces and stunning cinematography with affecting character moments, poetic storytelling and poignant themes. Receiving a mixed response from critics when first released, much criticism was thrown at the film's lofty runtime, melodramatic sequences and clunky dialogue, yet these fail to tarnish an otherwise captivating and thought-provoking experience. Soon to be seen in the same pantheon of sci-fi classics from Stanley Kubrick and Ridley Scott, Earth's finest all turn in fantastic work, such as a superb leading man performance by Matthew McConaughey, strong supporting efforts from Anne Hathaway and Michael Caine, and the career-best Hans Zimmer score that slingshots this picture into another dimension.
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