Best movie of 2007

Rating: 9/10 (12 September 2007)

This is the best movie that I've seen for quite some time.
The story is so brilliant written, specially because Nolan builds upon the mystical inventions of Tesla, greed and over achievement and the plot is just brilliant even in it's obviousness. To be honest I thought the Bordens were twins because Christian Bale's character(s) have slightly different accents and to confirm it I got the DVD and played it and listened very carefully and you can here that one character has a bit more of a cockney accent than the other. Also then the whole "finger ordeal", the one little line that Borden's wife says: "It looks like it's the same as it happens" falls into place.
The movie is great when you see it the first time and even more enjoyable when you see it the second time, because you know the plot and you start to pay attention to all the other little details.
Christian Bale plays a terrific role but also Hugh Jackman is not to be forgotten, the way how he plays the frustration not able to figure out how Alfred Borden does the transported man trick is so vivid.
The Nolans have proved to be some of the best screen writers and Christopher Nolan one of the best directors. If you don't believe me watch this movie and Batman Begins and you know what I mean. I like the way that Nolan likes to film out of the hand (specially in this film), so shots are very dynamic and contain a lot of movement without having to force your dinner down unlike for instance Transformers. This motion of the camera around the actors really add to the whole mystique around the two main characters.
And a special not for Michael Caine who has always been one of my favorite actors and his character is so crucial to this film but he remains on the background as an engineer. I think it's superb who a grand actor like him can do this.
Two thumbs up for this movie!