"Choose to be here."Inception is the intelligent blockbuster that everyone hoped it would be, a smart, tightly-structured, beautifully-crafted movie that delivers in every aspect. Christopher Nolan directs his long-gestating project with total clarity and precision of vision from the outset, the globe-trotting narrative providing a varied visual feast and the careful construction giving the film a strong emotional pay-off. Reasonably close timing of release may show character similarities between this film and Shutter Island for Leonardo DiCaprio, and here he gives another superb performance, ably backed up by a uniformly strong cast including the excellent Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Tom Hardy and Cillian Murphy. At times, this movie reminds us of the ongoing influence on the genre of Blade Runner and The Matrix, but Inception pulls off some stunningly original and occasionally breathtaking sequences. The narrative will completely puzzle the Friday-night popcorn crowd, but the film's internal logic does work and provides a consistently engaging story. The only slight disappointment was how completely predictable the ending turned out to be, even the final shot of the movie! Overall, Inception is an absolute triumph and a very rewarding film.
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Well hello there Mr piper!
Long time no speak, thought i would try to catch up with you and thought this is probably the best way!
I recently purchased inception on Blu ray to go with my shiny new Tv/ Surround sound blu ray get-up! ( thought you would be proud)
I can not rate this film high enough and feel it is my duty to constantly remind every family member and friend i have to watch if they have not done so!
Matt has just finished watching and even he with his "anti american, over dramatised, big budget" view on films, abosoloutley loved it. Christopher nolan really did out do himself and i just hope and pray that in a few years, he will release an extended version where we can all see the spinning top fall down, because i am losing sleep :P
Hope you are well,
Mike
So, the spinning top is going to fall, is it, Mike?! It's just so good to be able to watch a film like Inception that engages you all the way through, as well as delivering on the action/effects/etc. Roll on The Dark Knight Rises!
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