10/10

Rating: 10/10 (8 November 2014)

Another masterpiece from mister Nolan. Another gem of filmaking that is totally ahead of its time. I don't even want to address the "oh-but-you-will-love-anything-Nolan-does-no-matter-what". You know what? If you think I'm in that mindset f*ck you. I love movie experiences and right now there is no one in the world that is better than Nolan at delivering it. So if you think I'm fanboying childishly forget it. This movie isn't just a movie, its an experience to be had in a dark room with an enormous screen, and moreover it's a philosophical statement about many things that regard humanity.
You know when reviewing this type of film I really don't know where to start. Technically the movie is excellence at its best, the production design and art direction isn't simply beautiful it is plain out stunning. If Nathan Crowley doesn't win the Oscar this year I will be majorly upset. The design and look of every single element of the movie is surprising and unexpected too. The androids in the movie were some of the best I have ever seen, I'm ready to call them as good as R2-D2 and C3P0. You know, I was kind of disappointed when I heard Wally Pfister wan't DP on this movie, but after seeing it I can't believe to be saying that I'm kind of happy he wasn't. The visual spectacle of this movie is unlike anything I ever saw before on a screen. That is to be literally interpreted. I have no idea where CGI was. There isn't really a way to describe the visual experiences I had with the movie. Everything is flawless and it is so stunning and beautiful, my mouth was open probably 90% of the movie's length, you are taken to places that you never even imagined and they are so immersive so perfect. I really can't understand how a Director would start thinking of doing such sequences. When you add the whole emotional and philosophical core of the movie, that I will rave about later, to this visual splendor you have 169 minutes of physical emotion. I was genuinely aghast for the whole duration. My body was hot, I had constantly goosebumps, my muscles got stiff. This experience is so moving that when the movie ended I stayed up until the whole credits because I had to get the control of my body back, and I'm not exaggerating. I probably changed position just once during the movie because I was so frozen to my seat.
Nolan is a master director and has now beaten down Hitchcock and Chaplain for me. I just don't know how he could think he could keep this together but he does. Everything is so solidly perfect, every single aspect is flawless. The script is tightly written and has riveting dialogue. Moreover, nothing, not a single element doesn't fit, everything totally makes sense and culminates in a breathtaking ending that lives up to the endings of all of the other Nolan movies. Every twist and turn it takes is surprising and jawdropping and it gets you closer and closer to characters that I really cared about and felt a genuine emotional connection to. I also have to note that this film had some very surprising humor, but most of all I felt a slightly different Nolan directing it, a more tenderhearted and sweat touch was added to this one that wasn't really present in any of his movies before. This movie has some of the best casting I have ever seen. I loved the casting of Wes Bentely, Jessica Chastain John Lithgow and others. It was so perfectly seamless. McConaghey and Hathaway give A++ performances and they both managed to movie me to tears in some of their moments. And not to forget, dear Hans, you did it again. No idea how Zimmer always delivers so highly, but he does. The score is the best he has done yet for Nolan, yes even better than Inception.
I also love the message this movie has. There isn't just one obviously, The ideas touched are multiple, but they are all so interesting. What this movie has to say about love hit me like a train and I am still thinking about it. I have to get my head around everything yet but I'm sure that when I will do I will have long showers to do and to think in. EDIT: After seeing the movie many times I have now wrapped my head around it and I can safely say that alongside "Amrican Beauty" it is the movie that most expresses almost literally what I believe in and what are my ideas about life.
Is there something wrong with the movie? EDIT: When I originally reviewd the film I thought there was something wrong with it: minor storytelling shortcuts that didn't make the overall product perfect. But after seeing the film five times in cinema and once on blu-ray, and having studied it like probably nobody else, I have come to the conclusion that this film is actually flawless. The storytelling shortcuts aren't there when you actually look closely.
This movie is the best of the year obviously. Mr.Nolan thanks for everything you have done for cinema and every minute of enjoyment you have graced us with, you are a reason I am happy to be alive.