Inception, the review.

Christopher Nolan, this name carries a lot of weight within the world of cinema. Ever since his first time truly striking gold with "Memento" after his debut with "Following" his name has been synonymous with success. Working with actors such as Al Pacino and Robin Williams for "Insomnia" to Hugh Jackman and Christian Bale for "The Prestige", and of course there is the amazing rejuvenation that he gave to the Batman series beginning with "Batman Begins" and most recently "The Dark Knight". With none of his films reaching below a 75% on Rotten Tomatoes, it is safe to say that Christopher Nolan knows what he's doing and strives for more with his work. Enter "Inception", a script that Christopher Nolan has been working on for the last 10 years or so. As you can tell I went into this film with expectations flying through the roof and bending cities.

Starring an all star cast: Leonardo Dicaprio as Cobb, Joseph Gordon-Levitt as Arthur Cobb's right hand man, Ellen Paige as Ariadne "the Architect", Tom Hardy as Eames, Ken Wantanabe as Saito, Dileep Rao as Yusuf "the Chemist", Cillian Murphy as Robert Fischer Jr, and Micheal Caine as Miles Cobb's step-father and mentor. Every single person here does their part amazingly, I have absolutely no complaints. This is quite possibly Leonardo's very best role and film. Ellen Paige loses the "Juno" stereotype and becomes the role of the Architect. Tom Hardy known for his role in "Bronson" is amazing as the James Bond character, Eames. It was wonderful to see Ken Wantanabe on screen for more than just a few minutes in this film compared to his appearance in "Batman Begins". This ensemble is wonderful, everyone brings such emotion and such feeling to film, especially Leonardo.

As far as story is concerned, it is as layered and complex as the ideas they try to present throughout the film. This story has something for everyone, there is drama, there is action and there are moments of laughter, but most of the story is very smart and extremely original. This is a smart persons summer block buster. It pushes the bounds of an audience and begs you to just immerse yourself within this world. Everything in this film is so intricate and well thought out, I can't help but praise the ideas presented throughout the film. It is as intricate and complex as "Memento", and as ground breaking and emotional as "Blade Runner". This is the "Blade Runner" of the new age. I would give more details about plot, but this is one you should just find out as you watch.

This film is beautiful, wonderfully shot. Christopher Nolan truly has an eye for film, he shows the majesty of the ocean to the wonder of beautiful cities. One of the truly amazing things about this movie is just about everything is done in camera, meaning that there is as little CGI as possible in this film. There are the obvious scenes that had to have been CGI, but I think people will be challenged to wonder how they did some of these wonderful stunts, such as the hallway fight scene that defies gravity which surely become a classic fight scene in cinema. The CGI when it is used is really well done and does a great job of meshing into the world. Every action scene is set up wonderfully and is given a sense of reality that isn't seen in movies today.

THE VERDICT: A
This film is truly a feat, it is something that should be experienced. It may not be for everyone, but it is an amazing film. I expect to see Oscar nominations all over for this film. This is the first intelligent summer blockbuster in a very long time and its quite possibly one of the greatest films I've seen in a very long time. Highly recommended, so stop reading and go watch it.