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?