A journey through the mind and in and out of reality

Rating: 9/10 (30 July 2010)

----------Potential Spoiler Alert------------------ Excellent movie. A cast that has an excellent notion of acting, and that are able to create a firm attachment to their characters. A developed story that has the grace to focus more on themes and character development than burdening itself needlessly with endless plot details. A movie that is certainly worth watching more than once, and also worth discussing. The music, though loud seeming in a movie theatre, was intense and thrilling. The plot is multi-layered and presented in an original way through the use of acute storytelling as well as top notch cinematography. The very concept of the movie entices to inner reflection about the nature of reality; always a good thing. Although the motivations of the characters seem vague, albeit the fact that they are working for one of the most powerful men in the world seems suggestive enough of their motivations, so does the reality in which the main character evolves leading the viewer to question how real is real.
Thus this movie is recommended by myself, entirely and without reservation. I give it a nine because no movie is perfect, and I would have enjoyed further detail on how dreams are constructed and how the subconscious populates them.