A spectacle to say the least...

Rating: 8/10 (20 July 2016)

I had waited four years for a good Christopher Nolan film to be released again. Inception is a classic action film that at least sort of gets you to think (though it should be noted that dreams don't work the way they were presented, and yes, I do get that it is a metaphor for filmmaking,get of my back you mouth breathing hippopotamuses), but the dark knight rises is easily the most disappointing film to come out in the 2010's (In my opinion anyway), and it made me question as to whether Nolan was riding a tidal wave of unjustified acclaim. Sure his movies are smart and well plotted, but they are also at times needlessly complex and convoluted and lack human touch. His characters are like robots that are only present to explain the plot. And, so, I have been waiting for a Christopher Nolan to have a characters that act and at the very least speak like normal human beings do. Interstellar is somewhat successful at making the characters feel like human beings. Hell, I can sympathize with McConaughey 's character in the movie because him playing father to the little girl was heartwarming as well as heartbreaking. This definitely is the most emotional of all of Nolan's films. So I can excuse this film for being sappy at times, as it seems Nolan is a newcomer at representing human emotion. Give him time, folks, he'll get the hang of it someday. Like most Nolan movies, the dialogue is on the nose at best, and patronizes us with obvious plot points at its worst. Though, I have to say, this film definitely needed the expository dialogue, as most viewers wouldn't understand the complex ( and at times fictional) science this film portrays. FANTASTIC special effects. The best CGI I have ever seen in a film. It's obvious a lot of effort was put into the look and feel of this film. The score is phenomenal as well, it swells to emotional climax with perfect timing in the movie's best scenes. The story is good, I had to suspend my disbelief at times, but it's still a noble effort at somewhat coherent storytelling. I Loved the ending, which is what I think will make or break the film for quite a few people, but I am a sucker for 2001's acid trip sequence, so, to each their own. An eight out of ten for the greatest visual spectacle of my lifetime.