Perfect

Rating: 10/10 (9 December 2005)

Best movie I've seen so far in 2005. Christopher Nolan is a can't miss with me. I loved Memento, liked the Pacino/Robin Williams movie set in Alaska, and now this. I had it on the in-flight movie for 3 round trips (10 hours or more flight) and found myself enjoying it every time. I actually watched it 3 times the first trip. Anyway, first great point is the atmosphere. Gritty and substantial, but beautiful at the same time (I don't know how to express this well). Anyway like all great directors he grabs your attention and sucks you into the story. Very few old tired gimmicks or waste with this guy. Next the actors/actress. Perfect picks it seems to me. Very aesthetically pleasing choices in Christian Bale and Katie Holmes, and the acting talent is high too. Christian Bale, is this guy good looking with hard and soft edges or what? Want to see more of this actor. Btw personally as a Ken Watanabe fan I would have loved if he had had more screen time. The twist was very nice and that guy from Star Wars (Liam Neelson?) was articulate and menacing, but Ken dominated the screen during the short time he was on it. Powerful. I'm really looking forward to the next movie. I pray Katie Holmes is in it, because (although some sell her short for some reason) she did bring a lot of emotional weight to the story. Added that extra something which propelled this movie into great.