I read the hype, and came expecting to be challenged, excited and entertained. Well...the special effects were good...Ellen Page and Ken Watanabe were quite good...but story was atrocious! I like complicated movies, but this was ridiculous...too much effort on trying to keep us on the edge of our seats, and minimal success keeping us interested in any of the main characters (Ellen Page was interesting, but the others held no interest for me). I couldn't wait for it to end. There was absolutely no buy in to Cobb, or what happens to him. 2 1/2 hours was waaay too long. The story line between Cobb and his wife was laughable. It's not often I come out of movie feeling angry and really ripped off. But this movie is just a huge waste of time. Stay Away.