I did actually watch it last night. It was decent, but it's all story. There's no flair whatsoever to Nolan's direction. It's so lifeless and grey. The soundtrack's the same.
That's interesting, I've been so focused on the shortcomings of the writing that I've not even thought about the direction.
One thing Nolan does really well is coming up with memorable images,
- or should that be concepts?
Like the fight in Inception where they're crawling and walking along the walls and ceiling. All the Joker stuff in Dark Knight (the burning pile of cash, the hospital exploding behind him). The planet in Interstellar with frozen clouds.
There's images in The Prestige I remember, too. The hats, the water tank, etc.