It's a rule now: any film that includes brain-bendy weirdness (especially if the mind is actually part of the plot) has to be compared to Charlie K's work. (On a related note, every sci-fi film has to be declared a rip-off of Philip K Dick at some point, usually on an internet message board.)

Says Empire, reviewing Christopher Nolan's Inception:

[It's] Like The Matrix mated with Synecdoche, New York — or a Charlie Kaufman 007. To paraphrase Casino Royale’s Vesper Lynd, it’s a meaningful pursuit in a summer of disposable entertainments. With physics-defying, thunderous action, heart-wringing emotion and an astonishing performance from DiCaprio, Nolan delivers another true original: welcome to an undiscovered country. (Source)

I want to see this. The Batman films were good but not entirely my thing; Memento's an all-time favourite, though, so I'm there for anything Nolan wants to do. Not sure about the Synecdoche comparison - I haven't heard much about Inception that made me think of SNY.

That excerpt is Empire's entire mini-review, but a longer review from them is here. They give it 5 stars. More importantly: Charlie Kaufman as 007! Times like this, I wish I could create decent fan art.

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