10 Reasons Critics Are Calling Interstellar A Disappointment

10. Exposition-Heavy Script

One of the most frequently-criticised elements of Nolan's filmography is that he and brother Jonathan Nolan aren't particularly skilled at deftly massaging exposition into a screenplay. Rather, as was most complained-about in Inception (which Christopher wrote solo), they force ideas down the throats of audiences to the point that they're almost ready to choke on them, as though they don't quite believe their audiences to be smart enough to comprehend what's going on. Interstellar, it seems, does little to deviate from either Nolan's problems in this department, and with it being the director's longest film, could make it the most troublesome instance yet. Badass Digest: "The film is loaded down with so much exposition that you begin to wonder if the crew isn€™t worried about using up their supply of O2." Forbes: "Dialogue is mostly plot-centric, which is problematic mostly because they keep repeating the same core scientific ideas and would-be themes over the course of the film." The Guardian: "This is a science report."