Review of Interstellar (2014) by Krotos — 12 Nov 2014

Interstellar is similar to Avatar and Prometheus in that it's full of impressive visuals and epic music and high-concept dialogue and environments -- but not much else. All three of these movies commit the sin of trying to substitute a setting for a plot, hoping that we'll be so blown away by the exotic universes they're depicting that we won't notice the thin storylines and unmemorable characters.

There is no excuse for this: the greatest sci-fi movies, such as the original Star Wars trilogy, did not skimp on either setting *or* plot and are great for that reason. Sadly, it's been some time since such movies were regularly made.