Inception

Director Christopher Nolan has enticed audiences with clever conundrum Memento, wooed them with the slick showmanship of The Prestige and seduced them with the heavy-weight character development in The Dark Night. But this year's Summer movie must-see is said to be his best triumph yet.

After seeing the movie, I can safely say that my mind is truly boggled by the amount of substance and body that comes with the dream-based masterpiece that is Inception. A plot essentially inconceivable not ten years ago and even now, due to it's complexity and yet solidarity within itself. Like his previous success, Memento, the writers were able to come up with a concept that is completely original and extremely ingenious.

Nolan himself manages to pull-off one of the greatest movie making techniques there is; treating his audience as adults who don't need every ounce of the story explaining to them. This is shown brilliantly through actor Ellen Page who plays the young and clueless character, having to learn the ways of the dream-world that is already so familiar to the other characters, but manages to pick everything up not only easily but with gusto, reflecting well on how Nolan perceives his audience.

The large budget is used immensely well, with breath-taking effects that are completely necessary for the visual portrayal of dreams but at the same time, never begin to feel used for commercial reasons or detract the audience from the story. The story itself is fantastic. Both intricate in it's complexities but so simple as an idea it sends you wild with disbelief. The ending especially, left me physically shaking with anticipation and excitement. And surely, any film that leaves it's viewer in that way, deserves 5 Stars?

Get Him To The Greek

'Forgetting Sarah Marshall' spin-off, 'Get Him To The Greek' (2010) follows budding record company intern Aaron Green, played by Jonah Hill, as he tries to maintain and deliver the world famous rock star Aldous Snow, played by Russell Brand to L.A's Greek Theatre. However, the task is easier said than done, as Aldous is recovering from an album flop through the use of copious amounts of drugs and women. Essentially, Aaron has every aspect of the wild world of rock and roll thrown upon him in a matter of days.

In true 'stardom' fashion, just about every celeb under the sun pops up for a little cameo, either effectively displaying just how mad and random the world of famous people can be with the premise that you never know who you'll bump into, or simply the makers of the film showing off who they have in their phone book. Although saying that, the latter is merely the realistic reflection of the former. In other words, it's full to the brim with familiar faces.

The film, is essentially Russell Brand's. And I believe it's important to know that going in. Jonah Hill's character is attempted to be built upon, however the glimpse at his relationship with his girlfriend doesn't seem to fit in with the rest of the movie and so might as well be ignored. After all, Aldous Snow is the main character and Brand barely has to act as the events are so close to his past ‘roguish ways’ that it might as well be a documentary.

As a comedy, the film does work well. Nearly every scene will raise at least one chuckle, with the largest laugh coming from a hectic party sequence in which Hill's character descends into panic while fights break out around him, having to resort to the comforting babblings of Aldous. Sean Combs, aka P. Diddy, is particularly good as boss of Pinnacle Records and general nut job, Sergio Roma and completes the movie as an entertaining watch. I give it 3 Stars and ‘Get Him To The Greek’ is out in cinemas now.

She's Out Of My League

A quick introduction/ explanation. I was planning on reviewing a brand spankin' new film that is now being shown in cinemas, most likely being Get Him To The Greek. However, upon reaching the cinema I discovered I was too late for the showing and instead saw the next available film, The Twilight Saga: Eclipse. I WILL NOT be reviewing that film. No. It's just not going to happen.

So, I shall instead review a film I saw about a month ago and is no longer in cinemas. She's Out Of My League (2010), is a romantic comedy starring Jay Baruchel as the fairly whinny Kirk (coincidentally a name that is only ever connected to 'looserdom' and 'nerdiness'- you'd have thought fictional parents would learn) and Alice Eve as the 'supposed Greek Goddess who is in fact quite average looking' Molly. Which is sort of a draw back, considering how the entire film is based around the idea that Molly is jaw-droppingly, 'I need a change of trousers' beautiful. She's pretty. But she's no Cameron Diaz in There's Something About Mary. There's a definite spark missing. Which is interesting given that the character of Kirk becomes so smitten with her and so aware of just how feeble he is in facial comparison, that he and his friends feel the need to constantly anchor insecurities on 'The Scale', Kirk being a 5, Molly a 9. Inevitably, and obviously, it is discovered that people are actually more than just attractive manikins and can, in fact, be rated on their personalities as well. Somebody phone the papers.

Saying this, there are moments where the film comes into it's own and feels less like every rom-com script ever written and more like a realistic and subtly humorous watch. The main reason for this is Kirk's group of friends, all of which are believable as people and together having a brilliantly relaxed and funny rapor. Some of the best moments being when camp chum Devon compares every situation to a Disney classic. Because of this, the movie can go into the category of a good 'ill film', essentially something to cheer you up when illness and bed confinement gets you down.

Sadly though, the successful elements are not built upon. The film ironically displays it's own insecurities by being slightly too cliche; the girlfriend's disagreeing father, the huge slobbery dog that gets into a whole mess of mischief. She's Out Of My League seems too afraid to be different although it still remains entertaining. I give it 3 Stars and it is now out for purchase on DVD.