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I went with high expectations for this movie, knowing that this was directed by Christopher Nolan (of Memento and Dark Knight fame), and on seeing the 9 plus (out of 10) rating that the movie got on IMDb website. 'Memento' was also a intellectual movie that required the viewer's 100% attention and maybe difficult for some to digest on their first sitting. However, the ending of Memento, and the way all the dots connected were worth the enduring sit. In case of 'Inception', I felt clearly otherwise. Not only during half time did my head started hurting, but I also started to get irritated by the end of it and didn't give a damn on the final revelation (which frankly was quite limp).

I remember coming out of the movie hall with my friends, feeling like I had just given a 3 hour exam, and demanded a smoke from one of my friends to drowse the headache that I developed during the 2.5 hours sit. However, I gotta admit that the visuals and the background score were quite impressive, and so was the basic premise of the story (although it could have been developed much more). That is the only reason I would give this flick a "Wine" rating (3 out of 5 score), otherwise it merited an even lower rating.

In a nutshell, watch only if you are a big Christopher Nolan fan and if you are willing to kill some brain cells. Otherwise pass this one.