Well made film, but terribly overrated.

Rating: Null/10 (15 September 2011)

I should preface this review by saying that I only watched Inception at the end of October, last year and was subjected to countless people telling me it was the greatest film they'd ever seen. So it was oversold. But by the end, I found myself quoting South Park's "Insheeption" episode, saying "Just because a plot is overly convoluted and complex doesn't make it cool" with the reply of course being "You just don't get it."
I did get it, in fact, I discovered the twist well before the group even got to the plane. Not to spoil it completely (hence the warning) but it's in the 'opium den' scene. I call it an opium den, but it was that sedative den where people switched their dreams for reality. I was disappointed, to be honest, because I had watched Shutter Island not too long before that and that film really got me questioning which reality in it was fact, and which was fiction, and it wasn't until the second watching where it became clear. So it was a bit of a let-down when I figured this film out before it reached the halfway point
Now, I'm not saying the film is bad, it certainly isn't. It's visually stunning and the performances of the cast are all of high quality. I noticed, however, Ellen Paige to be a weaker actress among the rest, but she wasn't on screen much anyway. The action sequences were well done, if a little messy at times, as is Nolan's tendency.
In all, I'm giving this a 6/10 because the entire film almost becomes unnecessary after that opium den scene. The premise is established right there and thus the rest of the film sort of doesn't matter anymore, and neither does that famed final shot of DiCaprio's totem, which bothered me quite a bit.