Not much to say, but I thought it was awesome. The film really is a heist film with a sci fi setting. You've got a master thief putting together a team of professionals to pull off a big job, only to realize the job is more complicated than advertised etc. A rather familiar plot given a new twist.
I've heard some people complaining about how dreams are portrayed in the film, but that seems like a rather petty criticism. The majority of my dreams and those told to me aren't abstract messes; the point was to create stable, complex mazes in which to steal information, and a psychedelic dream would defeat the purpose/make the heist much more difficult. Regardless, the film's take on dreams seems like an odd point to bitch about given just how well done it is, as well as just about everything else in the film.
The movie really throws you into the deep end of the pool, which sometimes leads to some awkward rescue attempts through exposition life lines thrown at you. Some feel natural, especially as characters casually discuss the plot or the mechanics of the heist. Other times it feels extremely forced; this was most evident whenever Leo's character had to explain his past to Ellen Page's character, who serves as the audience's life jacket. I especially hated when interesting or suspenseful scenes abruptly pivoted into these long exposition scenes, and story within story got in the way of things. Luckily this doesn't happen enough to substantially hurt the movie imo.
Life lines aside, Nolan really doesn't spend too much time cuddling the audience. For a three hour movie, there's perhaps three laughing points in the film. The trailer sort of makes Page's character seem like the relate-able comic relief character, but the film is a different case. This is certainly not the type of film you can make for $200 million unless you're coming off the success of a billion dollar grossing film. I could just imagine a studio wanting a more likable character instead of Page, demanding some smartass little kid.
Overall I was blown away from the first scene. The film drags towards the end during the last phase of the big heist, which feels underwhelming at times, but overall it's damn consistent. Amazing action scenes, fun story, etc.
4 Boxes of Chocolate out of 5
