One of Nolan's best.

Rating: 8/10 (18 November 2014)

This movie was one that was totally under the radar for me and honestly I didn't think Nolan would be the one to make a good space movie.
Characters: This is likely the weakest link of the movie. Probably the weakest character in my view is Matthew McConaughey, I don't know if he does it on purpose or not but his usual oddball accent is here, its sometimes fun and sometimes it kills me to try and decipher what he is saying into English, and when you parallel this with physics talk at some point its like playing acrobatic board games with drunk people. Apart from the acting his character mostly seems to be static with barely any character progression, mostly just moving through scenery. Nolan was never really the best at making dynamic characters, even Murph just seems to only get a bit smarter without really changing her approach to life in any way(her brother neither).
Plot: I thought the story was well paced and engrossing. I was convinced as to why things were progressing as they did, the situation on earth did seem rather dire, though space being the only solution did seem a bit odd and it wasn't explained why alternatives were not viable. Once in space the movie does a great job of balancing the sound to reflect the emptiness of space with the drama that is associated with the mission.
Cinematography: I have nothing bad to say about this, I thought the camera work was perfect to capture the scale and the insignificance of human beings in the universe. The planets were well done and the shots down on earth were good fun.
Special category, physics: Most of the physics in this movie were accurate though perhaps for non-physics nerds there was a lot left untold about how relativity works. A few nit-pickings, we might not know exactly what happens when you go into a black hole but before you ever get deep into one, you will be collapse into yourself as the force is much more powerful than any organic being can survive, indeed the whole jet-packing out of the black hole is probably not possible. The first planet they went to had very shallow water or at least very strong gravity, either of which would indicate that tsunami's are highly unlikely. Probably the biggest made up aspect is the dimension(going into a 5d world) trip, especially coming out of it as his normal self in the end. Last but not least on the physics front I don't think wormholes exist in anything but concept so perhaps a little more light shedding on why it was there and a bit more excitement in what it could mean would have been nice.
Overall a must watch for the sci-fi dudes/gals out there though this is quite a different breed than the space films before it.