I want my 148 minutes back...

Rating: 9/10 (28 July 2010)

...so I can relive the experience of watching Inception for the first time again!. It is easy to hype up any film as the best movie of the year/decade etc. But calling Inception those will be, IMO, missing the point. Forget about the intricacies of the plot, the science, plot holes (if any) - it is Inception's ability to surprise and engage the audience the way it does, that makes it an unmissable experience.
Typically movies that claim to offer such intellectual stimulation tend to be preachy and pretentious. In that respect Inception beams with humility and never overwhelms you with more than what is necessary for the story to progress.
Avatar was taunted as bridging the distance between the movie and the audience. After watching Inception, you will realise how miserably it failed. Inception pulls you in for the ride from the word go. And the more the film progresses the deeper and deeper you feel yourself going. Nolan will guide your mind through the mazes. When the film finishes and the screen goes black, it catapults you back to reality so fast, you will be on your seat for a few more seconds than usual, lost for words, probably disoriented and wanting to talk about the movie but not knowing where to start. That night, you will go to bed prepared. Sweet dreams.