Great visuals, superb acting and 'stellar' writing!

Rating: 8/10 (16 November 2014)

As a HUGE fan of Christopher Nolan's previous work I was hyped and on-board for this film from the moment it was announced. However since this film's release last week it has gained several negative reviews from YouTube movie critics claiming that it is overrated. Having now seen the film I can say that this is simply not true. I think the negative response this film has gained is down to the fact that it could never live up to the hype, therefore the final product no matter how good will always have been considered a disappointment. This does not make it over-rated but rather over- hyped. The acting from all the cast was fantastic, the characters felt real and you can genuinely relate to them, even the young girl playing 'Murph' gave a surprisingly convincing performance. The writing was brilliant, the characters spoke and acted like real people and the writers excellently blended science fiction, science fact and the theoretical. Where this film excels is definitely in the visuals. The CGi when used looks beautiful and the use of practical effects was a great choice. That being said the film was by no means perfect, there was quite a lot of scenes that were their simply for exposition (this is the same for many Christopher Nolan films) and the space between the second act and the finale of the film did begin to drag. The film was also very long and there were a couple of scenes I feel should have been chopped and cut for time reasons. Overall Interstellar was a brilliant film that is definitely up their with Christopher Nolan's best work and is definitely one of the best movies of 2014! A must see for sci-fi fans and film fanatics alike. 9/10