07-30-2010, 09:46 AM
I saw it last night and I enjoyed it quite a bit. While visually, it was Nolan's most compelling film, I would actually rank it behind all of his other work -- but I have loved all of his movies, so that isn't a slam on Inception at all.
I'm not quite sure I understand your complaint with the ending, Bz.
POSSIBLE SPOILERS BELOW?
What's a Godzilla ending?
I'm also not sure I had as big of a problem with the dialogue that you did. Yeah -- the guy yelling, "Paradox" was pretty lame, but I can't think of any other instances. A fair amount of explanation was required for Ellen Page's character, and I thought it was fine. It didn't seem excessively ham-fisted to me.
I thought the side story with Leo and his wife was amazing -- and probably the best part of the movie. And once they enter the guy's dream on the airplane, it was a pure rollercoaster ride. But it was still interspersed with Leo and his wife and the nature of memory and subconscious -- so it wasn't *just* an action movie at that point.
4.25 out of 5 stars for me.
I'm not quite sure I understand your complaint with the ending, Bz.
POSSIBLE SPOILERS BELOW?
What's a Godzilla ending?
I'm also not sure I had as big of a problem with the dialogue that you did. Yeah -- the guy yelling, "Paradox" was pretty lame, but I can't think of any other instances. A fair amount of explanation was required for Ellen Page's character, and I thought it was fine. It didn't seem excessively ham-fisted to me.
I thought the side story with Leo and his wife was amazing -- and probably the best part of the movie. And once they enter the guy's dream on the airplane, it was a pure rollercoaster ride. But it was still interspersed with Leo and his wife and the nature of memory and subconscious -- so it wasn't *just* an action movie at that point.
4.25 out of 5 stars for me.