Inception

Movie: Inception
Director: Christopher Nolan
Cast: Leonardo DiCaprio as Cobb, Ellen Page as his Architect, and Marion Cotillard as his dead wife
Language: English
Release Date: July 2010

Should you see it? I rushed to this film opening day. There had been so much hype about it I thought I should see it. I must confess. I am not a sci-fi fan. However, this film is a knockout in terms of its visuals. From bridges bending upwards and around, skyscrapers coming down on themselves, and other incredibly sensational visual effects, you should enjoy this movie for these reasons only. Now, the plot does not make any sense at all to me. Cobb somehow steals ideas from others dreams and then gathers together a cast of characters to occupy these dreams. I wasn't sure whether they were sent to people through IVs or radio transmission, but somehow people populate these dreams. So, if you love visuals, then go see it. If you care about plot and story line wait for something else to come along.

In A Nutshell: Nolan (of Batman movies fame) works with an incredibly over-ambitious script. Cobb's character is an international thief. In his supposedly last gig, he enters others' dreams in order to steal something. Cobb gathers a team of people to enter the someone else's dream. Page, as the Architect of the dreams, builds elaborate sequences through which the team travels. The plot is even more intricate than this--if you want to follow it in detail you really have to pay attention because you are never quite sure whose dream you are in. And sometimes it seems as though you are in reality.

So I recommend--just sit back and enjoy the filming, the light, the amazing special effects. I predict the film will win awards for these things--but for a meaningful story, don't count on it.