Inception

          First of all I would like to start of by saying that Leonardo DiCaprio is one hell of an actor. In my opinion he his one of the top 4 or 5 actors in their prime today. There are very few people who can act on the level of Robert Di Niro, Marlon Brando, or Al Pacino, that is before Al did Scent of a Woman when he just started screaming all his lines at us. Those three I would consider the three finest actors I've ever seen and today's generation is privileged to have 5 guys that I would put on that level. Brad Pitt, Edward Norton, Matt Damon, Russell Crowe, and Leonardo DiCaprio should be mentioned with the all time greats. The true mark of a great actor is while you are watching a movie you know you are looking at Leonardo but you believe in your mind he is Dominic Cobb. Sure there are other great actors, Sydney Poitier, Christian Bale, Morgan Freeman, Samuel Jackson, Ron Perlman, Kris Kristofferson, but unfortunately when I look at them I see other characters that they've played. To much bleeds over from one role to the next.

        That being said Leo has a very daunting task ahead of him when he tackles Dominic Cobb in the movie Inception. The reason I say daunting is because we are about to witness Leo play the exact same character he played in Shutter Island as Marshal Teddy Daniels.. I'm gonna give big ups to Leo as he pulled it off. I totally bought into his portrayal Dominic Cobb, the dream thief. He was brilliant playing a man who was run out of the U.S. for a crime he didn't commit. In a world where people can enter someone else's mind through their dreams, Cobb, who is considered the very best dream thief in the world,  must accomplish the ultimate dream caper. If he can pull off Inception, he will get his ultimate reward because all he wants to do is return home to his children.

        Enter Saito, Played by Ken Watanabe. While Cobb and his dream thief partner Arthur (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) stumble around Saito's dream looking for a tucked away secret, they are unknowingly auditioning for the job that will get Cobb everything he values most. Saito needs Cobb to put together a team of dreamers for a one of a kind reverse heist. Cobb recruits a talented architect grad student Ariadne (Ellen Page), master forger Eames (Tom Hardy), and chemist Yusaf (Dileep Rao). Once his team is in place he sets out to pull off the the perfect crime to Saito's biggest competitor, Robert Fisher (Cillian Murphy). Instead of extracting valuable information from Fisher's subconscious they are going to plant a thought deep in his mind so when he awakes he thinks it's his very one idea.

         The story moves very quickly, confusingly so at times, but very entertaining. There is enough gunfights and explosions to make any action fan happy and a beautiful love/ redemption story taking place for the softer hearts. Christopher Nolan does well directing a story that could have been a complete mess. You do however need to pay attention this is a movie that I would suggest watching straight through. If you miss anything you could be so lost that it's hard to get back on track. I would recommend it more for people that enjoy intellectual thrillers. Nolan does a decent job of explaining what the hell is going on throughout the film but it does at times jump around and you could get bogged down with to much thinking.

      I didn't love this movie and I didn't hate it I would give it a soft three out of five stars.