Nolan's Gift

Rating: 9/10 (22 July 2010)

This was the first movie in years that had strangers buzzing about what we all saw in the men's room after it ended. That leads me to conclude that the film, while not short at around 150 minutes, was compelling enough that nobody took a break during the viewing. There's was a lot to talk about on the drive home, and I see the IMDb board is buzzing with speculation on what happened, particularly the ending. You could probably watch Inception half a dozen times sussing out the fictional technology that was at its heart, the hidden meanings in some of the dialog, the multiple layers upon layers in which the plot took place.
My take was less concerned with the details. I went into this viewing expecting an inspired film experience created by a modern master. And I wasn't disappointed. I found the cinematography on par with (and no doubt inspired by) Hitchcock's classics like North by Northwest and Vertigo. It should win an Oscar in that category. The score was fantastic. The actors were clearly enjoying themselves. This was a summer Hollywood blockbuster of the finest quality.