The writing was superb, the acting was subtle and the pace was uncompromising. It takes on the question "Are we dreaming the dream or is the dream dreaming us?" The script is smart without being condescending.
Having been a fan of "3rd Rock From the Sun", I am really glad that Joseph Gordon-Levitt is maturing into a really good actor.
I won't give out spoilers but one thing I can tell you is that the "kick" (the method to wake you from dreaming) is the playing of Edith Piaf's "Non, Je Ne Regrette Rien", which was Marion Cotillard's award winning role. I wonder if it was some kind of inside joke?
I would have liked to have seen it with someone else so we could have discussed it afterwards. But sometimes I've been in movies where the writing is so convoluted, that I needed to lean over to ask someone what I was supposed to be seeing. But this movie had me completely enraptured.
I sat still for the entire movie, something uncommon. I even forgot to eat my popcorn!
In short, see the movie.
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