Boring Copy of The Matrix (1999)

Rating: 5/10 (18 December 2010)

When Inception came out in the Summer of 2010, everyone made a big deal about it. I just rented Inception and I can't understand what all the hoopla was about. It's essentially a cheap copy of The Matrix which came out 11 years before in 1999. Someone at the rental store said he had a hard time staying awake while he saw it. The same thing happened to me which is incredibly ironic since Inception involves sleeping. It was boring and at over 2 hours long I was wondering if I should speed up the playback to 1.2x speed. It was so boring that I took a break and saw Attack of the Puppet People (1958) which was actually more interesting! Then I returned to Inception and saw the second half.
I can't understand how Inception managed to make $300M. It must have been marketing and hype orchestrated by the studios. I am so glad I only paid $1.25 to see this boring tripe. If you haven't already seen the original or haven't seen it for a few years, rent The Matrix. It's far better.
5 out of 10 stars