Movie Review: Inception

Inception takes the viewer into what it’s like to live in your dreams. The gist of the movie is basically that a group of dream enter-ers (they don’t really give them a name in the movie) are hired by a Japanese business man (Ken Watanabe, my love) to enter a competing corporate leaders dreams in order to implant the idea of him selling his company for the Japanese guys gain. Confused yet? You shouldn’t be! It’s actually pretty simple when you’re watching the movie, unless of course you’re a dingus.

The Good:

This movie was f**king brilliant from start to finish. It was smart, well-made and the acting was brilliant on all account. I didn’t think that Ellen Page would be able to pull off the role, because she tends to be kind of stiff, but I guess she took some acting classes.

Now to the eye-candy. Oh, the eye-candy. Leo, Tom Hardy, Cillian Murphy, Joe Levitt and Ken Watanabe. Dear god. These five men are probably in my top 20 hottest actors ever and thank god the casting director put them all in a movie together. They played off each other really well, too, since it’s not JUST about the hotness, guys. Sheesh!

Special effects were awesome, and the only song I really remember hearing was Je Ne Regrette Rien by my darling Edith Piaf, but it was part of the plot so I can’t really comment on soundtrack. I seem to have been to absorbed by hot actors – I mean plot.

I have to point out the greatest thing about the entire plot, because I am an absolute film snob and I LOATHE movie cliches. Ellen Page was the only girl in a group full of guys and there was absolutely NO romantic mumbo jumbo written into the plot at all. Thank you writers of Inception. Thank you so very, very much.

The Bad:

Honestly, the only thing in the entire movie that I can openly criticize is Ken Watanabe’s make-up in a certain scene. If you watch the movie, you’ll know what I’m talking about as I don’t want to give away anything. It was just absolutely abominable and I don’t know how they got away with that.

Anyway, the movie was directed by Chris Nolan, who happened to also direct a little film called The Dark Knight, for those of you who didn’t already know that, so he’s got some Hollywood street cred. You could definitely see his style come through throughout the film, and it didn’t disappoint. I will, however, say that this film isn’t meant for, how should I put this, the “simple” film crowd. It CAN get confusing for those of you who would rather head out to Predators than Donnie Darko, The Matrix trilogy or Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind SIMPLY because you don’t get a philosophical film. Yes, it’s entertaining, but like The Dark Knight, there’s a message behind it.

So anyway, I give it a 5/5. Check yourself, before you wreck yourself, babies!