Chris Nolan’s newest film Inception owes a large debt to Dreamscape, The Matrix, and probably even The Thirteenth Floor. But inspiration is not the same as imitation, and what is remarkable is that Nolan has taken those ingredients and mixed up something wholly awesome and original. The script is dizzying and satisfying. Leonardo Dicaprio proves once again that he has fully entered the mature phase of his acting career — a phase that began with Catch Me If You Can and Blood Diamond. Cillian Murphy turns in the best performance of his career — riveting and moving. And Joseph Leonard Gordon-Levitt will look back on this film as his real star-making turn.
Inception was breathless, mind-bending, and intelligent. By virtue of this alone, it proves to the charnel house that Hollywood has become that intelligent and thoughtful action films are possible once again.
Hats off to Nolan. Well done sir… once again.