excellent film - best in a long time

Rating: 9/10 (24 February 2012)

I think Hollywood has battled to get a good film out for many years. While most has just been 'formular' rubbish and sequels, the occasional 'outside the square' film is often ridiculous, boring or starts with a good idea but doesn't know where to go with it.
Inception open powerfully and delivers intrigue, unique plotting and provides a great level of character development and depth. The story never gets sidetracked, is well paced and, at last, doesn't treat the audience like idiots by explaining everything in detail. You are simply dropped in and you have to put the pieces together yourself and it really works well.
At the same time, one thing I found a bit mystifying were people who said that simply didn't understand it at all. I find that odd because the film is ultimately complicated, yet not incomprehensible. It's also great to watch a second and third time.
A lot has been said about the ending and people have come away with different interpretations. I think that's worthy of a big hats-off to the film makers and its been a while since i saw a film that had such a great closing. With that said, my view was that it was real and the director was just being a little cheeky because he could! After all, wouldn't you want to throw a fun curve ball in the end if you were making this film? Overall it's highly original, well executed, supreme production and the stunning soundtrack (and sound effects)deserve a special mention. Excellent watch and one of the best films in the last 10 years.