See this film only at an IMAX because the soundtrack DESTROYS the dialog.

Rating: Null/10 (8 November 2014)

After I went with a group of angry people to the manager at our local Cinemark, I found out how they show films in the non-IMAX theaters (the 3D IMAX was sold out) and, for that matter, at most non-IMAX complexes: on something like a thumb-drive projected hugely. This guarantees that there's no way to mix the sound. Everything's at the same level. So while I was watching this visually gorgeous film, my whole body vibrating with the force of the sound coming out of the speakers, I couldn't understand a freaking thing spoken during most of the movie. Consequently, I missed the SPOILER! uttered during the SPOILER! that revealed the important plot point SPOILER! that would have shaped my understanding of the SPOILER! Added to that, McConaughey, sexy as he is, mumble/whispers everything he says, and the dialog was transmitted mono-levelly with the score--which knocks you out of your seat--so if the film is ever released on DVD it had better come with subtitles. And since lift-off the "Gargantuan" music doesn't let up for about two hours.
I like Nolan's films, but his choice of sound crew for this one was pretty poor, and it might sink his chances at the Oscars. Either that or he/they don't have any idea how the normal viewer watches a film in a regular theater (on a thumb drive). The plot was great, what I could gather from it, the visuals were fantastic, but I give an F minus to the sound. There is absolutely NO need for important dialog to be taking place during ear-splitting electronic music especially when they're trying to engender awe in you at the expense of idea. Even the tender, whispered, crucial-to-the-story, bed-side SPOILER! could only be partially understood by lip-reading.
Go see it in an IMAX where they can adjust the multiple levels. We got our money back, and I wish you a better experience.