After the wildly successful The Dark Knight, Christopher Nolan was given free reign to do whatever project he wanted, and he chose to go with his brain-child, Inception. The film focuses around an extractor named Dom Cobb who is given the special task of inception, planting an idea in the mind of his target so that the target believes that the idea is originally theirs and not foreign.
To get straight to the point, this is a terrific film, and to describe any other aspect of the plot and characterization would be pointless because Inception is a film you should definitely see and not hear about second-hand. If you see this film and love it as well, you'll do your friends and family a great service by not revealing anymore of the plot to them or how the film unfolds.
What I can say is that the performances are top-notch from every actor, the blending of special effects with classic staging & stunt work is stuff we've seen Nolan excel at with his two Batman films but really tops himself with this film, and the action itself is very well done and spectacular.
As I said, the performances are great from the actors all-around. No one really takes a misstep at any moment during this film and they're all a delight to watch, but Leonardo DiCaprio and Marion Cotillard really shine as they provide Inception with its emotional core.
The special effects, both practical and CG, blend together seamlessly, allowing Nolan to create an environment that is both fantastical and believable. These effects work to help give the action sequences some exciting spectacle, but the action itself is very traditional, borrowing a lot from classic Hollywood action films. The film never forgets its roots, but takes what's familiar and improves on it with the way the camera moves, with the sound effects, the special effects, and especially Hans Zimmer's fantastic score.
It has been said that Inception may be too smart for audiences. This is a misconception. The film is smart, yes, but audiences can follow this movie...if they try. The film requires that you pay attention to what's going on on the screen, and if you do so you should be able to have most if not all of the rules of Nolan's world figured out. If you get up to go to the lobby or the bathroom, you run the risk of feeling alienated from everything else that's going on. But Nolan is not building up to a twist ending.
The treat with Inception is basking in the spectacular scale of the film, the tightly constructed story, and Dom Cobb's emotional journey. Once the final image flashes before a black screen, if there's any energy left in your body, you'll want to revisit this film again and again.
Final Grade
Inception (2010): 10/10
Will I ever get to that review of Batman Returns? It may come sooner than you think...
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