Ambitious and awesome, but at the end of the day, it's a but overrated.

Rating: 7/10 (10 December 2019)

So many things about this movie were great. The set up, cinematography, directing, effects & scenery, etc... However, the very ending has such a clean wrap-up and lack of emotional impact that it doesn't really fit well with the movie, in my opinion. Also, the acting falls flatter than what we've come to expect out of Nolan's films. Not to say it's bad, but some people have been praising McConaughey's performance and I feel like he's kind of just phoning it in for most of the film. Also (no spoilers) there's a scene where he watches a video tape and gets emotional; and I just could not relate to the way he was reacting at all, I understood certain elements, but the way he presented it was not the way I would've pictured it. Although I sound like I have a lot of gripes with this movie, I really did like it. There's really a lot of amazing parts about this film. I just don't think it's as monumental as some people are making it out to be. And I also noticed that it has a higher score than The Prestige on here and that is just absurd.