Not nearly as deep or as impressive as people are making out.

Rating: 7/10 (17 July 2010)

I read these fantastic, or perhaps fanatical reviews of Inception and I'm just stunned at the excessive praise. One reviewer says like 2001 it will take multiple views to understand. What is there to understand? DiCaprio has made two movies for 2010 where he plays damaged goods. There is nothing deep here. It is a nice looking picture but it's another film where the director of photography decides that color doesn't matter, lets wash it out. The Hans Zimmer score is one of the worst in his uninspired career, even worse than TDK. The acting is solid however. Joseph Levitt is terrific as is Ken Wantannabe, and Tom Hardy. All give better performances than does DiCaprio who is fine but does not elevate himself. Ellen Page's character is the voice for the audience. Pay attention to her and the narrative of the film is completely explained. She functions as the paper-clip does in windows. The ending is very nice however. This cold movie ends on a warm note.