Well acted, well directed, well written.

Rating: 8/10 (7 November 2014)

Well acted, well directed, Well written, well padded (3 hours long, long enough to flesh out the few characters in it) but skirts the line between heavy handed gritty realism and metaphysical fantasy in a way that is perhaps too clumsy and/or indifferent. I had lofty expectations given that this was a big budget sci-fi epic from a well polished director, but those expectations were not met, then I remembered why-it is Nolan. I wasn't a fan of his Batman films beyond the initial spectacle. He does what he does very well, but it's simply not my style of very well.
8/10 for interstellar. I see no reason of ever seeing it again. If I did the score would drop by a point every time. I am surprised by this, considering that the film has every possible element I would have expected from epic sci fi space opera and more. It's just that Nolan touch I guess. He rubs me the wrong way. He is a teaser mixed with a spectacle fanatic. This is a frustrating combo given that the epic elements are right there on film but there is always something even better hidden off to the edge of the screen. Bah.
This is one of those very rare times where my views align with the critics, perhaps because I'm a big fan of this genre. The general public will love this film. Why? There is a hong kong soap opera element to it, but with white Caucasian characters. The emotional feels will hit and resonate within most casuals in very piercing ways. The musical score has a big part to play in that I suspect but so does the acting. I suspect Nolan did 500 takes for every scene with every character, whipping them with a steel rod as they screamed for mercy. By the end of the film everybody is noticeably disheveled courtesy of their dramatic escapades across the galactic expanse.
This is not a fun film, it is not happy, it isn't sad. It isn't a mix of the aforementioned. It is just a Nolan film. Unique, but in a very neutral, indifferent way. In about a month I will probably forget it ever existed.