Wonderful concept and I reallly like Nolan but the movie was far too simplistic and had disappointing execution. With literally the stuff of dreams to play with, we are reduced to a car chase, gunfight thriller with a silly James Bond skiing gun shoot out and big explosions?
There is so much more depth to be pried out of the material. I would have rather watched DiCaprio's perception-relative years long journey and search through mystical and fantastical limbo to find Saito (that would have been a much better film in and off itself) than the actual film as delivered.
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