Inception

Bloody hell. I'd invested so much in looking forward to this film and telling everyone how good it would be and now I've seen it and I can't stop thinking about it and I feel exhausted and exhilerated. Over the top? Yes. But the reason I'm such a movie junkie is because just occasionally you get to see one as good as this and it makes everything around you feel better.

You probably know the concept is about going into people's dreams and you're better off knowing nothing more than that. Part of the genius of the incredibly clever and original story is how it drip feeds you just enough information whilst seductively adding layer upon layer upon layer. It's utterly absorbing. And demanding too. You'd better be prepared to give it your full attention right from the very beginning and you should, because your poor old brain will be richly rewarded. There are astonishing visual treats, emotionally satisfying pay-offs, brilliant performances, a wonderful soundtrack and the exciting sense of watching a filmmaker at the very peak of his craft. I can't begin to explain how talented Christopher Nolan must be to have written and directed this.

I've always loved films where there is a team on a mission and each member has their own critical job to perform - particularly that delicious moment that all those films have when all the team's work clicks into place after an adrenaline raising close call and one of the gang makes a gesture or expression that says to the viewers 'Yeah, we know that bit was really cool'. Well Inception takes this to whole new heights. The characters that make up the team are superb and are well played by a really interesting cast. Di Caprio is the standout though. His 'prettyboy' tag has been left far behind and he's developed into an excellent actor, carrying the heart of the movie and delivering the clever and complex script with ease.

Look underneath all its intelligence and originality though and you'll see that Inception is really a dizzying cocktail of some of the most popular themes of modern cinema. It's a sci-fi story, a heist movie, a romance, a James Bond film and an edge of your seat thriller all in one. Rarely has a film given so much to an audience. It deserves all the praise, box-office success and awards that will surely follow. I absolutely adored it and would place it straight into my top 5 films. A quintet that has remained comfortably intact for many years I might add.

Go and see it and then come home and download the soundtrack and let your mind wallow in the brilliance of it all. Sweet dreams...