The Los Angeles Times reported, "Film critics largely agree that 'Interstellar' is an entertaining, emotional and thought-provoking sci-fi saga, even if it can also be clunky and sentimental at times." The film review website Metacritic surveyed 46 critics and assessed 35 reviews as positive, 10 as mixed, and 1 as negative. It gave an aggregate score of 74 out of 100, which it said indicated "generally favorable reviews". The similar website Rotten Tomatoes surveyed 248 critics and, categorizing the reviews as positive or negative, assessed 182 as positive and 66 as negative. Of the 248 reviews, it determined an average rating of 7.1 out of 10. The website gave the film an overall score of 73% and said of the consensus, "Interstellar represents more of the thrilling, thought-provoking, and visually resplendent filmmaking moviegoers have come to expect from writer-director Christopher Nolan, even if its intellectual reach somewhat exceeds its grasp."