Totally over-hyped movie

Rating: 6/10 (25 July 2010)

Went to see it today and came out of the cinema very disappointed, borderline angry... I have to admit though that my expectations were too big for what is after all just another summer blockbuster. First the story, you'd call it original if someone like Philip K Dick had never existed. Thing is, he really existed (we could question that after all, that would probably please both Dick and Nolan... Sigh)and he wrote dozens of books on the subject, which makes this movie anything but original storytelling wise. Also the movie is far too long, they should have cut off at least 30-45 minutes, almost fell asleep at the 1h30 point. The scenario is not even well thought, sometimes even incoherent and the director tries to hide its weaknesses with lots SFX and gunshots. I'm especially thinking about the last "jump" to go to the limbos, it's not the 4th level as there's no 4th level in the architect plans, the limbos, as previously told during the movie, is the place you end up in when you die in the dream and can't wake up in real life, so why is it suddenly possible for them to get there without dying ? (and don't serve me the "they go in Cobb's mind" crap, i don't buy it) Good points in the movie : SFX (i loved Paris folding on itself) Cast (thank god there were good actors in that movie...)
All in all not such a bad movie, but certainly not a masterpiece of sheer originality. 5/10 would be my note if it wasn't so over-hyped, I chose to give 3/10 to strike back on the sheep giving it a ten when it certainly does not deserve it AT ALL.