Dream Date

The queues were huge, the cinema was packed, and I was getting that nervous-excited feeling I get when a film has been so hyped-up and I'm just about to see it but I'm nervous in case I don't like it!  I am of course referring to Inception.  The most talked about film of 2010 (probably - a year is a long time to remember ALL the films that are released!)  I did not think it was dissappointing, unlike my usual cinema companion.  I find that this is the one major problem when films are so hyped up that you're expecting it to take everything to a whole new level. (Those of you that thought Blair Witch was as good as everyone said it would be can stop reading -  NOW!)

I thought the idea was excellent, the cinematography original, the complex idea explained well, despite a lot of people suggesting it was a difficult film to follow. This also includes my sister, a very intelligent but young mind, agreeing with the majority that it was hard to follow despite understanding the general idea of the whole plot. The only downfall was the end for me, almost as if the producers, writers and directors could not agree on whether to make it a typical happy Hollywood ending or a twisted bitter ending.  They left it to us to decide because they couldn't.  I do not like this!  If you're going to make a film, make a complete film.  Perhaps my impatience and need for results could bias my opinion here, but nonetheless, I find this lazy approach extremely frustrating, although I do know the majority will disagree with my unusual opinion.  I'm sure the majority enjoyed deciding for themselves and were pleased it was not the typical cheesy ending that we all pretend to hate but secretly feel all warm and fuzzy inside!

The acting was mediocre; Leonardo in his typical moody and disturbed role (similar to his earlier films such as Basketball Diaries) and the other characters I felt were somewhat vacant; not due to theur acting but the lack of intelligent script for them to utilise.

Despite the character flaws and poor script, I got what I expected from the film hence no dissappointment.  It was a great and unusual idea and has excellent action sequences; I just wish the in-between bits were slightly more fulfilling, and an actual ending would have been nice!

SkyLine will be the next topic, although again I feel the butterflies - the nerves are kicking in as I have heard the rumours about the poor acting.  I'll be finding out and blogging about it myself soon enough . . .

Thanks for reading

CCC