A very good film, but some fails avoid it from being a masterpiece

Rating: 8/10 (29 July 2010)

I do not know how I am going to express the various pros and few cons from Inception without revealing spoilers.But well...I will try my best in order not to ruin this very interesting film experience to those who have not seen it yet.
To start with, I liked the performances from Inception very much.Leonardo DiCaprio faces his character with naturalness and conviction...in other words, he brings his character to life.The rest of the actors make the same achievement.They are Joseph Gordon-Levitt as the main character's right-handed man; Ellen Page as an "architect" of dream-like settings; Tom Hardy as a talented counterfeiter; Ken Watanabe as the impassive Saito; Cillian Murphy, who perfectly dominates what is, in my opinion, the most difficult character from the film; and the great Michael Caine, even though what he does is practically a cameo.
As good as the cast is, the main pros (and cons) from Inception come from the screenplay, which is a work of an unusual complexity which makes the spectator to pay full attention, and even though it may seem obtuse and matted, it in fact has a very precise logical sequence, which is structured with an attention to every detail.Having said that, I have to mention the presence of holes and inconsistencies which, in my opinion, avoid the film from being excellent.The most important problem comes from the action scenes.Do not misunderstand me...they are exciting and thrilling by themselves.However, they introduce too many rules in the world of dreams, and they make the "squeak" in the gears from the narrative to be evident, at the same time they distract our attention and interrupt the flow from the story.In order not to give too many turns about that point (since I would necessarily have to reveal spoilers), I will only say that the chases, shootouts and explosions feel forced, and they tend to obstruct a well designed and fluid story.
However, even though I did not find it to be excellent, I think Inception deserves a safe recommendation for all the previously mentioned positive elements, and also because of Christopher Nolan's perfect direction.It is not a perfect film experience, but it is worthy to see it mainly because of the screenplay, because it is entertaining at the same time it leaves the spectator thinking.