First off, first review in some time. My son (Reidyq) is a prolific reviewer at age 11 and we are making our way through the IMDB top 250. He rated this film a 9, but he is a little more genorous than I usually am in the rating of films of all genres.

There are several things about this film that are truly great. The set design, story originality and general acting are all well above average, and from that standpoint I do get the general love for the film.

That said, I don't really feel that any character in the film beyond Dicaprio is fleshed out in any sufficient detail. The characters are mostly 2 dimensional, and not really a group you "root" for which I feel is a must in any action film, no matter how intelligent it may be (or perceived to be).

In addition, their mission is one that the audience do not compelled to see completed successfully. Cillian Murphy's character is by no means a villain and the possible "superpower" his family company will become (if the mission fails) is of little consequence to the viewer. I just feel an action film needs a true villian so as to make the scenario the protaganist(s) find themselves in all the more compelling.

As a viewer, I wanted to see what happened next from a visual standpoint, but never had a vested interest in any character or in the overall success of the mission. I did enjoy the ending, or any ending, where the outcome is open to interpretation.