Well, well, what do you know, it ain't all about its structure after all

Rating: Null/10 (8 August 2005)

(I don't know why I even bother with those over 1600 comments here. This'll certainly sink into the ocean so I'll try to be brief and vague so as not to waste my time.)
To call this a one-trick pony would be unreasonably harsh; "one-trick horse" is closer, but not quite the bee's knees yet. Many are blinded by its structure and don't therefore see properly. There is more, though; that's undeniable.
Once the novelty has worn off, which is inevitable if you've seen more than fifty films, Nolan is clever enough to speed it up a little. But if one is to do a film such as this where the raison d'être isn't the story, one must be prepared for intense scrutiny. That undertaken here shows that a few moments don't quite work, logic-wise and film-making-wise.
Some peculiar humour is dropped here and there, which is nice.
This was a revisit for me. I was expecting to be forced to lower my rating (I was more lenient in the olden days when I first saw this) but I now see that won't be necessary.
Adjective game. Dull? Never. Thought-provoking? Indeed. Overflowing? Slightly. Refreshing, "cool" and stylish? Yes. Deft? Very much so. But brilliant? Meh.
(As for me... As brief as intended? My eye. Vague? Sufficiently so.)