Average Rating: 8/10
Reviews Counted: 281
Fresh: 243 | Rotten: 38
Smart, innovative, and thrilling, Inception is that rare summer blockbuster that succeeds viscerally as well as intellectually.
Average Rating: 7.4/10
Critic Reviews: 41
Fresh: 33 | Rotten: 8
Smart, innovative, and thrilling, Inception is that rare summer blockbuster that succeeds viscerally as well as intellectually.
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Visionary filmmaker Christopher Nolan (Memento, The Dark Knight) writes and directs this psychological sci-fi action film about a thief who possesses the power to enter into the dreams of others. Dom Cobb (Leonardo DiCaprio) doesn't steal things, he steals ideas. By projecting himself deep into the subconscious of his targets, he can glean information that even the best computer hackers can't get to. In the world of corporate espionage, Cobb is the ultimate weapon. But even weapons have their
PG-13, 2 hr. 28 min.
Drama, Action & Adventure, Mystery & Suspense, Science Fiction & Fantasy
Jul 16, 2010 Wide
Dec 7, 2010
$292.6M
Warner Bros. Pictures
All Critics (284) | Top Critics (41) | Fresh (245) | Rotten (38) | DVD (6)
'Inception': Chris Nolan's Brilliant Crackpot of a Movie
An astonishment, an engineering feat, and, finally, a folly.
It's only the latest indication that Christopher Nolan might be the slyest narrative tactician making movies today.
Pretty good, not bad, but brilliant it surely ain't.
Inception is a boldly constructed wonder with plenty of -- as one character describes it -- "paradoxical architecture."
I found myself admiring the movie's stubborn adherence to its own universe and logic.
The technical virtuosity pouring from every frame is astounding.
It's intentionally, thrillingly, disorienting.
Flaws aside, there's a lot to like about Inception and Nolan keeps his eye on the ball throughout, offering up a lush treat of a thriller with nerve and wit
Taken at theatrical value, director/writer Christopher Nolan's tale of purposeful memory-travel is a fun and exciting trip into the creative subconscious.
A film trying feverishly to spin your head whilst feverishly trying to explain how it's spinning it.
It is the film by which to measure the density of all others.
What is the point of having an imagination, I ask you, if the only thing that can be imagined is mayhem, perpetrated without regard for even the appearance of human life?
A brain-twister to be sure. But the fact that the plot demands attention only adds to the exhilaration. This is a story about dreams that requires the audience to stay awake.
It's a bold, stunning feature of impossible technical virtuosity. It also has the tendency to be about as emotionally stimulating as a college lecture.
Rent the visually stunning and audibly engaging Inception on Blu-ray and revel in the mash up of competing genres and themes so unique to the Hollywood landscape. Just don't waste your time buying the disc for the lacking, inconsequential extras.
This is architecture as cinema, on every level: Narrative, conceptual, symbolic, visual...
Christopher Nolan has created a Lynchian fantasy set in the mind that is devastating in its originality and innovation...
...an action thriller, a psychological drama, a con game, and a puzzle picture, with wonderful visual delights. (Blu-ray Edition)
...there's no denying those special effects. They are spectacular and creative in the extreme.
The reality isn't quite as enthralling as one would hope.
Easily one of the best scifi movies ive seen in a long time. Excellent acting, amazing script, great all around.
July 16, 2010Super Reviewer
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