When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Heres how it works.
Almost three hours later, I left the cinema feeling cold, bemused, and, ultimately, disappointed.
At 20, I barely gave Interstellar a second thought.
Most Nolan films have big ideas, big emotions, and big set-pieces but almost never all three.
Interstellar’s greatest triumph is that it achieves all of these.
First, the emotion.
That’s why Interstellar’s big set-piece hits so hard.
Cillian Murphy’s lead Oppenheimer performance rightly receives plaudits, but it doesn’t have a moment like this.
The magic of Interstellar, much like its final rug pull, is in its paradoxical nature.
So, yes, hands up I was wrong.
Interstellar is Christopher Nolan’s finest film to date.
But Nolan aimed for the stars and succeeded in his mission.
It just took me a decade to realize that.
