Good...not great. What is all the fuss???

Rating: 8/10 (3 August 2010)

I just returned from screening with my friend, and I just didn't understand what is all the fuss about? Seriously this movie is good. Maybe even on the verge of greatness, but I think to put it on the same page as Shawshenk redemption, or Godfather just doesn't seem right. There were so many posts about how good the movie is, so I decided to write it's weak spots. First of all idea: Idea of different realities/dimensions was exploited in Sci-Fi for years. This interpretation of dream within a dream looks decent but not original. I preferred interpretation of Matrix series. In addition to this time in a dream not always goes slower - sometimes it's much faster. Story: missing few key elements. First of all it's focuses on story of just one man. Stories of other characters are unclear. Also unclear their motives to go few levels deep into dreams. There could have been much better scientific grounds for another reality. Ending is predictable in a way. It was clear to me from the middle of the movie that it had to have a catch, that it's not really a final reality. That what it turned out to be... Actors: Once again, I will take the risk of sounding heretic to few readers, but I believe that DiCaprio did not belong in this role! It's a role of Kianu Reeves, or Johnny Depp type of actor, but not childish like Leo. I believe that he is smart enough to choose correct roles for him, so coo-dos for him. The rest are OK (once again not great)
In conclusion, don't get me wrong, I liked it. I gave it 8/10. But it wasn't truly great. Call me crazy, but I think that Nolan's best work so far was batman begins, wen he took worn out franchise, and created masterpiece series of it.