"Paprika" is a film that must have played better and seemed more unique back when it debuted back in 2006. This is because since then, a live-action film, "Inception", has come out and it's obviously strongly inspired by this Japanese anime.
It's a film from the late Japanese director, Satoshi Kon, the same guy who brought us "Perfect Blue", "Tokyo Godfathers" and "Millennium Actress". And, like these other films, the plot is pretty weird and clearly not an anime that is intended for kids. "Paprika" has nudity, a weird plot and some violence that make it well worth seeing...for an older audience.
The now familiar plot is about a stolen experimental device, the DC Mini. It's designed to allow psychotherapists to enter folks' dreams but a crazy guy is instead using it for ill. So, it's up to one of the therapists, Paprika, to enter folks dreams in order to stop the maniac.
The animation is what you'd expect and the film quite good...albeit a bit confusing and very strange. It's really hard to describe and the best way to know more is just to watch this one.