Would this have gotten a 10/10 if it was made 30 years ago?

Rating: 7/10 (20 February 2010)

When I initially watched this film last night I wanted to say "this is an awful film, something is missing from it." There comes a time when it is best to take a step back from the movie, and think it over, over night. The more I think about this film the more I actually like it. This movie has all of the ingredients to make a wonderful and memorable film. The direction, look, acting, story, the look of the dream sequences alone was very well done. There were parts of this film that reminded me of The Shining and other parts reminded me of a classic masterpiece. There were definitely several slow movement parts of the film which makes me wonder. With todays age, does the new technology with over blown special effects, fast pace cuts, movies that feel like a video game instead of an actual genuine story do these make us forget about what great story telling truly is? Do we forget how to sit and truly watch what's going on instead of having everything seen within the first 3 minutes? I thought this was a seamless and perfect film from beginning to end. The special effects weren't over done just to compete with who can do what. The effects worked well with the film. There were a few parts where it did get slightly redundant but then again, it was all in the mind of the paranoia. Everything actually made sense. So when you first see this movie, think about it don't instantly go to rate it a 5/10 or under etc... Think it over and you will see that the film did work together. The twist was fantastic and it wasn't like an M.Night Twist, it did not remind me of the "Village" or anything like that. This twist worked well on it's own and I thought it was beautiful how things could just start over like a clock. The trailer makes you think you are seeing a thriller/horror story but in the end... it is so much more than that. So feel free to see the movie, rent it, buy the bluray! Enjoy the film don't bash this one.