Blew me away

Rating: 10/10 (19 July 2010)

All I can say is that I cannot get this movie out of my head. It's as if Christopher Nolan planted an idea in my head and it took root and I'm wondering when I'll wake up from this lucid dream. The last time I can remember feeling this way about a movie was when I saw Nolan's other masterpiece "Memento." This film was like a mental roller-coaster -- simultaneously exhilarating, exhausting, thrilling and maddening. It's not a ride that you sit back and watch; instead, the film sucks you in until you are immersed and disoriented (in a wonderful way) much like the characters in the film. I emerged from the theater literally (and I do mean "literally") unsure of whether I might wake up in my bed having only dreamed that I went to the movies. When I consider the directing and editing gymnastics that were required to bring me to that point, I'm pretty impressed to say the least. This is a film that CANNOT be missed. I imagine that the box office will be huge for this film because it is so compelling AND it almost demands multiple viewings.