The story's creativity was, by far, its best attribute. The movie had a unique depth to its storyline in which you dive into and come out back on its surface. The special effects were good, but the trailers have definitely over-hyped their importance and luster. At 2 1/2 hours, the movie had definitely worn itself out. Nolan presented his typical over-dramatization: as the story takes forever to unfold. The action scenes were poor, the acting was par, and the plot stalled on tangents. The movie would have definitely been more entertaining if an hour of the drudging, redundant, and useless cinematography was scraped.