Chris Nolan's Inception is a fine film, a scifi babushka doll of dreamscapes with Dicaprio and an excellent cast romping around in other peoples noggins. There's a lot of huff and puff about the ambiguous ending but I didn't mind it's still a clever, highly enjoyable romp with some lovely fx . The main failing imo is that the dreams involved are a little humdrum, certainly more "normal" than my own oneiric experiences. If you want something a little more fantastical try Satoshi Kon's Paprika.
The Ghost Writer - Polanski's latest film - is a reasonable conspiracy thriller about a former British PM desperate to finish his memoirs as he's somewhat troubled by accusations of war crimes - ring any bells ? It's not bad I suppose with decent performances by Brosnan, McGregor and Williams but FFS Kim Cattrall, really ? who cast her ? she's wooden throughout and well out of her depth. The plot is a little over worked and the ending is a little blah/meh/duh but it's entertaining enough and certainly a cut above the usual dross churned out these days.
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