Good concept, fair outcome

Rating: 6/10 (10 April 2011)

I'm afraid I failed to see the genius so many others apparently did. The nested dream concept was crafted well, but it quickly became stale. The film was not difficult to follow and didn't leave me wanting to see more. The climax had me checking the time, wondering when it would be over. I would rate it a 7 except there was too much non-essential breakage. I understand the notion of the dreamer's defense / attacking the invaders, etc., but the destruction seemed gratuitous and detracted from what, otherwise, could have been a much more cleverly delivered story. Then again, perhaps the experience was partially ruined by all the adulation heaped on the film before I got around to seeing it. If you have high standards for calling something brilliant or genius, Inception will probably leave you a bit disappointed.