Christopher Nolan's Inception is a truly astounding piece of work

Rating: 10/10 (4 August 2010)

Wow! That's my reaction to pretty much the entire film that writer-director Christopher Nolan has made called Inception. Since this is the first movie I've seen of his that isn't part of the Batman series (correction, I did see The Prestige and review it back in 2006), I just marvel at how creatively compelling his work truly is when he literally uses his imagination to the fullest of his ability. To make a more apt comparison: What "Lost" is to television, Inception is to the movies-the ability to truly take you to places you've never been before. Plus, what a great cast: Leonardo DiCaprio, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Ellen Page, Tom Hardy, Ken Watanabe, Dileep Rao, Cillian Murphy, Tom Berenger, Marion Cotillard, Pete Postlethwaite, and Michael Caine among others. All deserve the kudos they're getting and more. No wonder it's been No. 1 at the box office these past three weeks! This movie isn't very easy to describe so I won't even try. I'll just highly recommend this to anyone who wants their minds challenged to the fullest extent of their ability and just leave it at that.