Inception
Best Film of 2010 - Alice
Christpher Nolan's latest offering Inception has to be one of the greatest films ever delivered. Its orginial storyline stands out from the crowd and Nolan's use of CGI never overshadows the story, it just enhnaces it. The hotel corridor sequnce is one of my favourite from the film.
The esemble cast do a stellar job and all derserve critical acclaim. Di Caprio is in top from as Dom Cobb, technically a theif who steals not tangible items but somethimg much more valuable - your ideas. Jospeh Gordon-Levitt & Ellen Paige shine as Arthur and Ardiane and it is easy to see why both of them have been named as HW up and coming young actors. Tom Hardy threatnes to steal even scene he is in and Cillian Murphy shows great dept as Robert Fischer the man who mind Dom and his teams are going to incept.
I have seen this film twice and am seriously thinking of another viewing as I think it is required to fully digest and appreciate the film. It will stay with you long after you have seen it and I think Nolan has actually achieved Inception - with us his audiance as once you have seen the film and in particular its ending you will understand what I mean.
Review published on the 24 July 2010 15:33
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Not for the intellectually feeble - Pirotezs
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19 August 2010 17:36
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17 August 2010 18:53
hogwash - capuman
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amazing - De
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Feed your belly first then feed your imagination! - Slick
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A beautifully crafted movie - ILoveCinema
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05 August 2010 12:08
Orginal and Brilliant - jennith
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05 August 2010 04:43
in - CREDABLE - michelle o callaghan
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04 August 2010 21:35
this movie left me cold unmoved and uninspired - jesse
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04 August 2010 00:27
Inception - Forrest87
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Awful portentous, humorless nonsense. - dublineditor
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03 August 2010 12:35
A Modern Masterpiece - GERRY L
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03 August 2010 01:10
dreamgasm - yerpu
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31 July 2010 13:09
Great idea ruined by special effects - tonybrady95
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31 July 2010 09:13
Inception -good.. eh i don't think so! - Janiceo
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30 July 2010 17:02
error in the film - jf
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30 July 2010 16:14
Don't believe (all) the hype - Mark
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30 July 2010 14:56
Stunning and brave piece of work that's possibly not for everyone - Keith C
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30 July 2010 13:37
Don't leave your brain at the door! - movielover
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30 July 2010 13:16
5 stars for giving torture and migraine - samantha burke
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Inception....why can't there be more movies like this - gawoo1012
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Cagey Pagey - hopeforpearls
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Interesting premise that ultimately fails to deliver - ihatepopcorn
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A most unlikely let down - pinkmonkey
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Overrated - Jim
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27 July 2010 09:26
novel idea butchered by director - latinda
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27 July 2010 08:44
An intellectual cinematic experience - Mags
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27 July 2010 01:16
Great film - SteveR
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26 July 2010 22:30
Waste of money and time - Sabina
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26 July 2010 22:05
Absolute Dribble - Saphor
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26 July 2010 17:58
A wonderful movie that makes you think! - akaisling
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26 July 2010 13:53
sci fi blown all out of propotion action thriller. - charlie
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26 July 2010 12:51
Refreshingly original, but.... - TrickyFitz
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Inception - thought provoking masterpiece - Mags
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24 July 2010 19:21
Blockbuster of 2010 - rajnugent
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24 July 2010 08:39
Original and Inspiring - munsterlad
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23 July 2010 16:17
Summer Saviour!!! - brian smith
in·cep·tion (n-spshn) n. The beginning of something, such as an undertaking; a commencement. See Synonyms at origin. The caption above is the Oxford English dictionary's meaning of the... MORE
23 July 2010 15:19
To the idiots that didn't "get it" - MovieSaviour
Go watch Transformers 2 again. This film wasn't made for planks like you. MORE
23 July 2010 12:59
Challanging - brocko
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23 July 2010 12:23
Not worth your money or time - Jim Buckley Barrett
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23 July 2010 10:46
amazing - De
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22 July 2010 22:31
Afriad and excited to dream. - Scorchio
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22 July 2010 15:42
Too much like hard work - Keith R
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22 July 2010 12:39
Roller Coaster Ride - A Power
This film is like being on a Roller Coaster. You feel exhausted at the end of it! Visually stunning. Great cast and acting...but the story? The Inception idea is good but I just wish the whole film... MORE
22 July 2010 10:45
Visually stunning - lacklustre story - Rose
Fantastic special effects. However, the storyline left me cold. Lost interest about half way through. MORE
22 July 2010 10:20
BEST DREAM YOU'LL NEVER HAVE - murphyej1
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21 July 2010 23:49
The Matrix meets Ocean's 11 with an ensemble cast and crew made up of the brightest stars in Hollywood - Hanley
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21 July 2010 19:32
Excellent movie - teresa
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21 July 2010 16:42
Brilliant, but not a masterpiece - andrewire
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21 July 2010 11:53
Not as clever as it thinks, but a fantastic viewing none.... - sr
the less. Didn't have the effect of The Matrix (the first one of course), nor the cinema mastery of The Cell (get it if you haven't seen it), but it works well and is an original topic, well pieced... MORE
21 July 2010 09:40
Nolan provides us with his new masterpiece - Ronan Conlon
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20 July 2010 20:58
mind boggling - acker
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20 July 2010 16:27
BALANCE - BALANCE
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20 July 2010 12:00
Major anticlimax - seamyfox
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20 July 2010 11:58
InPAPtion - Laura
Self indulgent from the get-go, Inception pulls out all the stops to appear clever, only to end up annoying and at times patronising. The weight of the film's plot could easily have been done justice... MORE
20 July 2010 11:39
Great compelling on many levels - MIguy
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20 July 2010 03:22
Average Hollywood Twaddle - alanjohnston
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19 July 2010 19:05
Brilliant. - munsterlad
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raises the bar for hollyword standards. - AaronQuinn
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19 July 2010 14:12
Amazing - Andrea B
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19 July 2010 10:16
expectations completely disappointed - ivanb
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19 July 2010 10:10
Remarkable - old_no7
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19 July 2010 09:55
Top Class - landyspeed
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19 July 2010 08:35
Top Class - Mattyl
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19 July 2010 08:28
Far too long but very rewatchable and with a good storyline - Cyberx_94
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18 July 2010 23:21
dont go - bel
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18 July 2010 19:53
the film is all over the place - davydunne
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18 July 2010 19:52
too complicated to be enjoyable - hotchick99
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18 July 2010 16:35
Typical cold nolanesques - noel
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Inception 5+ stars - Olafenbrau
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17 July 2010 23:40
Interesting.... - Betty
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17 July 2010 21:12
Simply Amazing! - Liam
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17 July 2010 17:41
Absolutely awful - no heart - thereader
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17 July 2010 11:27
Sweet dreams are not made of this - Patrick McLaren
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16 July 2010 22:37
The Matrix meets Memento - scradock
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16 July 2010 20:27
wow - chell3
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16 July 2010 18:48
A remarkable film; believe the hype - simonconnolly
You can blame the advertisers, the studios, the trailers or the internet buzz but here we have it; another month, another film at risk of falling victim to astronomically high expectations. But... MORE
16 July 2010 01:05
Brilliant - Steve
I didn't really pay much attention to the hype leading up to this film so I went to the preview screening with no expectations. I absolutely loved the film. It's most certainly the best film I've... MORE
15 July 2010 14:42
Superbly crafted movie that stops short of genius ... for now - pandabat
Christopher Nolan returns our screens with the dense if, at times, overly-convoluted film, "Inception", which takes the well-worn heist genre, adds a dose of surreallism and turns it completely on... MORE
15 July 2010 13:35
It's complicated. and very, very clever! - Caroline F
Inception...it's complicated! Great writing and direction, with a very, very clever premise, and some jaw-dropping, eye-popping visuals. A big budget, action movie that is also intelligent.... MORE
15 July 2010 11:55
Must see movie of 2010 - Pudding11
I was lucky enough to attend the premiere screening of this movie. Its been a long time since words literally failed me leaving a cinema. I had no idea just how brilliant this movie was going to be.... MORE
15 July 2010 11:20
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