Inceptionally Superb

Rating: 9/10 (18 July 2010)

This is another masterpiece from Christopher Nolan, the British director who is rapidly becoming my favourite director and, surely, the leading British director of his generation This is a complex, complicated, thrilling, moving film that manages to engage through to the very end.
Moreover Nolan did not only direct this film, he also wrote it and produced it Astonishing Especially as Mr Nolan is not even 40 yet ! From the man who brought us "Memento" this is the tale of Cobb played by Leonardo Di Caprio who is an "extractor" - paid by clients to capture secrets from deep within the minds of his targets.
In interviews the director has expressed a wish for audiences to know as little as possible about the story before seeing the film - and having seen this film tonight I can see why So I will say little more about the detail of the story.
The cast is strong - Di Caprio, for me, is growing into his face as an actor and gets better as time goes on Joseph Gordon Levitt may be remembered by some for his role in the wonderful 3rd Rock from the Sun but here he is excellent as sidekick Arthur Add in Ellen Page, Marion Cotillard ( whose presence clearly inspired one of the hidden little jokes in the story that my wife rather than I picked up ) Michael Caine and Pete Postlethwaite and we have a cast strong enough to carry a weighty story.
This is a breathtaking film, surely Nolan cannot keep churning out fabulous films like this ? - well maybe, wonderfully he can.
The music in this film is perfect, never intrusive
For the film a holics who see this you may well pick up elements of James Bond,Ocean's Eleven and the Matrix - but do not get me wrong this is definitely its own film and wonderful for it
Moving, exciting and thought provoking.
I felt the need to watch Memento three times before I felt I had a comprehensive understanding of it I can see myself watching this masterpiece at least once more
9/10 Bravo Christopher Nolan I can't believe that you're not even 40 yet