Possibly the fastest movie ever made, the editing never rests for a second. It's evident the incredible amount of time and detail that goes into a movie like this, and Wright is a director to never take advantage of
one good thing. So much wit and jokes and larger than life action, served to you on a plate of crystalline imagery.
"That's actually hilarious"
Alright let's slow it down (x 100), this film is patient. You're in the shoes of the criminals as the cops come at them with sheer firepower, refusing to build a case anymore. As the family becomes smaller, it becomes more estranged and this is where Kingdom steps away from the competition - the so called "bad guys" are rarely seen doing whatever terrible things the cops are coming after them for. The audience lives with this ever looming fear of being put in jail or killed, almost from the start.
For a supposed action-heist set in dreams, there is surely too much talking. I can look past this though, because everyone involved delivers. A wondrous booming score from Zimmer, gripping tightrope of surrealism walk from Dicaprio, rotating halls, not to mention a LOT of destruction. In a year of masterful editing, Inception's goal is to move five things at once. It works.
About as worthy finale as there could be. Still full of all the same conventions I hate the others for, it has the gorgeous eye candy and clever story telling devices you expect from "modern-pixar".
(get it ?)
Shortly after I wrote something up on this in the Movie Tab, I watched it again and really enjoyed it. It's evident it's almost all fake, but it's genuinely performed and intriguing. Elements I usually don't find in most documentaries.
It seems some people took the few mis-steps here to the heart. Personally I got a lot of enjoyment out of this follow up. Epic throw-downs, fast talkers, big talkers, big talkers with nothing to back it up with, pirate Sam Jack, and a CGI budget that isn't put to waste.
A movie propelled by it's simplistic combo of stunt moves and hot girls. Of course it doesn't have the weight to move the big themes, it eventually decides it wants to. Btw, it's long.