The first 45 minutes of the movie you spend getting to know the characters and the foundation of the movie itself... but, pay attention, keep your mind open and stay patient. As the movie progresses it all unfolds.
This is a movie that keeps you thinking for days to come. You keep asking yourself questions like, "Where does a dream state end and reality begin"?
The special effects are incredible and there is not a detail missed. Make sure you use the restroom and get your popcorn before the movie begins, because if you miss any of this movie, you will be lost.
As the movie unfolds, you find yourself in many levels of the dream state. The Writer and Director has done a fantastic job of bringing you into these levels, and going back and forth between them. You find that a minute in a dream state is an hour in the actual dream, and as you go deeper into the different levels of the dream state it can become 50 years for one minute. Truly a fascinating concept.
If you like movies that keep you on your toes and thinking, this is a masterpiece! I give it a A+... One of the best movies I have ever seen!