Inception Movie Reviews

Are you looking for Inception movie reviews? The Christopher Nolan-directed movie Inception opened in U.S. theaters on July 16, 2010. Warner Bros. officially describes Inception as a sci-fi thriller film. In addition to directing, Nolan (The Dark Knight) also wrote the film's script and co-produced with his wife, Emma Thomas. Inception stars Leonardo DiCaprio as Dom Cobb. Cobb's character has been described as a "skilled thief" who is able to steal potentially valuable secrets from the minds of others as they dream - a new twist on corporate espionage.http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/herocomplex/2010/01/bigger-than-batman-christopher-nolan-says-inception-is-the-biggest-challenge-ive-taken-on-.html Other stars of Inception include Ellen Page, Michael Caine, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Marion Cotillard, Cillian Murphy and Ken Watanabe.

For links to detailed reviews of Inception, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic are reputable sources. Each provides snippets of a critic's movie reviews, along with links to longer reviews of the film. While both websites offered few review links early on, more reviews were expected to begin popping up following special screenings.http://beta.rottentomatoes.com/m/1217219-inception/ http://www.metacritic.com/film/titles/inception?q=Inception

Inception reviews from heavyweights Variety and The Hollywood Reporter were favorable overall. Variety reviewer Justin Chang describes the movie as " a conceptual tour de force" and a "a heist thriller for surrealists."http://www.variety.com/review/VE1117943114.html?categoryId=31&cs=1 The Hollywood Reporter's Kirk Honeycutt calls Inception a "fiendishly enjoyable sci-fi voyage."http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/film-reviews/inception-film-review-1004102197.story Several reviews note the film's complicated plot, and few critics were willing to give away specific plot details for fear of spoiling the movie for readers.http://beta.rottentomatoes.com/m/1217219-inception/

In the weeks leading up to the film's release, reviews of the movie started to surface - most notably a review from Rolling Stone magazine's movie critic, Peter Travers. Snippets of the review were published by the New York Post before the review was made available online.http://www.nypost.com/p/blogs/movies/first_review_praises_inception_but_I98ITiMl14xzC8nI9BZFhO

Travers' review describes Inception as "...James Bond Meets 'The Matrix.'" He also mentions that the movie has a "vibe" similar to Blade Runner and Nolan's 2000 thriller Memento. Travers gave Inception a "three and a half stars" rating (out of a possible four stars).http://www.rollingstone.com/movies/reviews/17388/180225

Positive Reviews

"The mind-blowing movie event of the summer arrives just in time to hold back the flow of Hollywood sputum that's been sliming the multiplex."—Peter Travers, Rolling Stonehttp://www.rollingstone.com/movies/reviews/17388/180225

"In a summer of remakes, reboots and sequels comes "Inception," easily the most original movie idea in ages."—Kirk Honeycutt, The Hollywood Reporterhttp://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/film-reviews/inception-film-review-1004102197.story

"...one of the year's best films, one that will surely get even better upon repeated viewings."— Christy Lemire, Associated Presshttp://www.google.com/hostednews/canadianpress/article/ALeqM5jRRRx7eMnTrbZwvbS58cgjC-tqgw

"...it's a film that benefits from knowing as little as possible about it before seeing it, because its individual twists and turns are almost as exciting to discover as their cumulative visceral, intellectual and emotional impact."—Todd Gilchrist, Cinematicalhttp://www.cinematical.com/2010/07/05/inception-review/

"If movies are shared dreams, then Christopher Nolan is surely one of Hollywood's most inventive dreamers, given the evidence of his commandingly clever Inception."—Justin Chang, Varietyhttp://www.variety.com/review/VE1117943114.html?categoryId=31&cs=1

"...Christopher Nolan's audacious new creation demands further study to fully absorb the multiple, simultaneous stories Nolan finagles into one narrative experience."— Lisa Schwarzbaum, Entertainment Weeklyhttp://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20401172,00.html

Negative Reviews

"It's obvious that Nolan either can't articulate or doesn't believe in a distinction between living feelings and dreams—and his barren Inception doesn't capture much of either."— Nick Pinkerton, Village Voicehttp://www.villagevoice.com/2010-07-13/film/the-dream-is-dead-inception-fails-to-get-inside-our-head/

"Inception is the kind of pretentious perplexity in which one or two reels could be mischievously transposed, or even projected backward, and nobody would know the difference."— Rex Reed, The New York Observerhttp://www.observer.com/2010/culture/can-someone-please-explain-inception-me