Matrix-Like and surreal. Spellbinding!

Rating: 9/10 (26 July 2017)

Mind manipulation through the control of The Dreamworld. Lavishly photographed in several International destinations. An impossible number of CGI effects as well. Mr. Cobb's line-of-work is highly unusual and unique. He is a spy that extracts secrets lodged in the mind of his victims. He enters their dreams and controls their unconscious direction. Leonardo DiCaprio does an outstanding job and it almost outdoes "Titanic" or his portrayal of Howard Hughes as "The Aviator". He uses a tiny spinning top so he can tell reality from dreams. At the movie's finish, that device seems to fail and the viewer must decide if he is awake or not. Similar only to "Brainstorn" (a very choppy and troubled film) in the use of a connection device to the mind, but the "gizmo" is tiny and fits in a briefcase. Because it is all about dreams and deception, there is a hint of a "Mission Impossible" scenario as Cobbs can be and do everything within the scope of the Dreamscape. His dead wife often shows up and that is a great hint as to whether Cobb is awake or asleep.You may have to watch it again if you haven't seen it in a few years. There are too many details to process. As our beloved Mr. Spock would remark, "fascinating".