Visually beautiful and well acted, but somehow not that great

Rating: 7/10 (2 August 2011)

Inception left me a lukewarm feeling.
It was beautiful, I mean, visually, there is nothing to say to Nolan, the Inception has a wonderful picture, stunning visual effects and a vast diversity of decors.
The actors were good, though I can't say that any performance blew me away. They did their job convincingly, but it didn't do much for me.
Unfortunately, I didn't really connect with the characters, and didn't feel much invested with their mission, which as an effect prevented me from really bothering if yes or no Leonardo's character is still sleeping or nor (which is what the spinning top at the end is suggesting, I guess).
Besides, what really drew me far, far away from the story was the length of the movie. The sequence where the van falls in the water at the end with all dreams imbricated one with an other was too long and, in the end, bored me to death.
All in all, interesting movie, but I couldn't personally enjoy it as much as I wanted.