Movie Review: Inception

The summer movie season of 2010 has not been the worst summer of movies, but it hasn't been amazing either.   In my opinion it's had one amazing movie (Toy Story 3), and a bunch of decent but not great movies.  So far it was slightly better than last summer, but that's not saying much because last summer was nothing to brag about.  Then comes a movie from Christopher Nolan (director of Batman Begins & the Dark Knight) called Inception.

One thing I appreciated about Inception is that the previews didn't give much away.  Going in I knew it was directed by Nolan, it starred Leonardo Dicaprio, and it had something to do with stealing dreams, but that was it.  Unlike most previews today Inception didn't give away the entire plot.  The creators banked on the fact that they had made a good movie, with great stars, and people would come out to see it.  The creators ended up making an amazing movie that not only will people see, but people will be talking about for a long time. 

Inception is one of the best movies I've seen this year! A sign of a great movie is that people talk about after they see it.  Inception is one of those movies that you talk about over and over again. It's rated PG-13 for intense action/violence and because Leo uses God's name in vain.  I give it two thumbs way up.

robshep.com's Rating System

Two Thumbs up = I loved it, worth paying full price, and I will own it on Blue Ray.
One Thumb up = An OK movie, worth a matinee showing, and I may buy it on DVD if I see it in the $5 bin.
Thumb to the side = Wait and rent it. I wouldn't be mad if someone gave me this DVD, but I wouldn't buy it.
Thumbs down = I hated it, wish I wouldn't have wasted money on it, wouldn't own it on DVD