Bad remix of Avatar, Mission Impossible and the Matrix.

Rating: 4/10 (6 September 2010)

This movie seemed like it was going to be a different and original, but it became so convoluted to the point that the main goal or focus of the movie was lost in the shuffle. Sure the visuals were interesting at times, but the buildup, background, preparation and complexity of drilling down into different sleep levels diluted character development or any interest in what the characters were trying to achieve.
The movie was out of balance in so many ways. Cobb presumably had the ability and resources to fly around the world and manage small tactical assault teams, but could not arrange to meet his kids somewhere? Fischer just buys in to whatever Cobb is selling and goes along participating in deeper levels? Hundreds, if not thousands of bullets fired and only one character gets hit? How much film time was given to the backs of two kids or the falling van?
Leo was okay with what he was given to work with, but Ellen Page was miscast and was terrible. The script and storyline could have been much tighter and the combined effort of all resulted in a ho-hum, bad remix of Avatar, Mission Impossible and the Matrix. Maybe the video game will be better.