Inception - 3/5

Script/ Director: Christopher Nolan Cast: Leonardo DiCaprio (Dominic "Dom" Cobb), Joseph Gordon-Levitt (Arthur), Ellen Page (Ariadne the Architect), Tom Hardy (Eames the Forger), Marion Cotillard (Mallorie "Mal" Cobb the Shade), Cillian Murphy (Robert Fischer the Mark), Ken Watanabe (Saito the Tourist), Tom Berenger (Peter Browning), Michael Caine (Miles the mentor)

Review: spoiler 148 minutes of non stop action thriller, literally. its like holy crap give me some room to breathe! it is more suffocating when the story seems constantly running out of time to explain the logic behind inception, yet u find the plot so stubbornly adhered to its own universe, and that there are so many shootings and explosions, u had no time to question. these characters are risking their lives, living in dreams within other dreams, sabotaging subconscious of others at the same time destroying their own, while trying to tell you what conscience is all about- like what is right and what is not. nolan is trying to convey a hundred things at the same time, and it ends up like an incoherent psychiatry lecture that over flows for hours too long. in terms of camera work, not the most spectacular; cgi, not as good as matrix; cast, great actors but put together sorta lack chemistry. Gordon-Levitt did manage to out shine others, although he did have considerably more screen time than caine and berenger, what a fine gentleman he turned out to be since Third Rock. Page was only so-so, way too serious and mature on interviews, i think she gotta loosen up as a young actress in hollywood these days, gotta enjoy the ride. dicaprio, sorry to say, too much frowning tragic hero stereotypes, the kinda guy who lives on the edge with a woeful past, holding a gun in his mouth trying hard not to shoot. we just saw shutter island last year, didnt we?

all in all, wait a minute, i already made my conclusion from the start. i guess the only reason i write this review, is bcos i really like the concept, a creative script on human conscience and psyche, i know there were quite a few movies on this matter in the past decades, but this one really went for the whole nine yards, i mean, 160 million US budget, 10 years spent on script writing, what an effort right? the only thing is, i just think nolan got too carried away in his own world, his story too conceptual and intellectual for average audience, half of my friends walk out puzzled. but i buy it, bro, i feel for ya, those dreamy images are totally my thing, and they do look amazing. but if i get to make a movie on this matter, i d prolly drive it to a different direction, how so? thats a different topic, until next time.