I have not been to the movies in about 5 years. I get Blockbuster films in Blu-Ray, and I watch it on a 52" screen with various and sundry speakers. I had not seen the need to go to the movies since getting all those films at home.
I made an exception with Inception. I like psychological films, and Mr. P loves sci-fi, so I thought for sure that this would be a winner for both of us. Was I wrong!
The sound effects overpowered the dialogue to the point where I had to strain to hear what the actors were saying. The constant gratuitous violence, car crashes, avalanches, constant shoot-em-ups might have been fine entertainment for a young teenager, but IMO had little interest for any thinking adult.
The movie was much too long. I could not wait until it was over. I would suspect that if one watched this film at home, at a lowered volume with closed captioning, one could make more sense about what was going on.
The premise of a dream within a dream within a dream etc. was stuff that could have been fascinating, if not delivered so heavy handedly.
There is no doubt that the special effects were spectacular, possibly Oscar material. But overloaded special effects by themselves do not a great film make.
Personally, I think that this film had the potential to be a masterpiece, with more incisive writing and a lot of editing. I think that the music could have been more wisely chosen to create a much better effect. If you are a devotee of convoluted shoot 'em ups, and comic book like excesses, you will like this film. Anyone else should save his money.
