don't miss it......

Rating: 8/10 (23 July 2010)

.........but be warned!!!!!I literally drooled at the thought of this one!! Nolan after Dark Night, Di Caprio after Shutter Island...intriguing plot, mind bending ideas, crazy special effects..etc. all perfect ingredients for the perfect entertaining cerebral blockbuster movie!! So is it? Blockbuster? you bet, entertaining? hell yeah!! cerebral?? you gotta pay real attention here!!! Perfect? ummmmm not really( i can see those eyebrows going' up already)... well i have my reasons!! I have always been a fan of Nolan's Memento and i consider it as a unique piece of filmcraft. Dark Night is another one of a kind movie from Nolan!! what I'm saying is that I cannot place this offering up there with the two of 'em!! Don't get me wrong, Inception is as good as they get... nay probably much better than the usual crop of movies one gets to see nowadays!! but just don't expect something as thought provoking as Memento or an accomplished actioner like Dark Night. Nolan has said himself that The Matrix ,Dark City were his inspiration, and it shows... there are so many striking similarities!! But The Matrix, Memento, and to an extent Dark City delved deep into the mind's recesses and addressed many psychological subtexts as well as Philosophical ones.even Heath Ledger's Joker from Dark Knight brought so many layers to the Psyche of the villain! Inception teases with some dark stuff on a few occasions, but barely skims the surface !! At it's core it remains an extremely well made sci-fi action thriller(a la Minority Report) with a heist plot and a great ensemble cast!! Could have gone on to reach new highs with all the exciting concepts.Like the experimental underground scene at the Chemist's bunker where some old people were living in a dream state where they were young.... someone asks " who are you to question their reality?" they choose to be in an alternative reality where they can be forever young or rather perceive youth forever!! Well before this review gets boring, let me conclude by saying that the movie brought back memories of watching The Matrix for the first time way back in 1999! the cast was immaculate , only it was hard understanding Ken Watanabe's accent! The action and CGI were breath taking!! and visually it is a treat!! Hans Zimmer's music sets the pulse racing!(couldn't help but think of what a good score could have done to Avatar!) go watch it people!!! two thumbs up!!!