This one has grown on me!

Rating: 8/10 (14 August 2016)

I watched this movie a few years ago and didn't like it very much. To my mind it had two major marks against it.
First off, I've never liked heist movies. It's a personal quirk but I just don't like 'em.
Second, I don't really find movies about dreams interesting. The thing about dream movies is that nothing really matters in them except the last 5 minutes because the question is almost always "Are they awake or still dreaming" and that means the rest of the movie doesn't mean ANYTHING.
That is indeed how I felt about Inception when I first saw it only he got it down to the last ten seconds that really matters. I can't tell you how many times I've had to see that F*&^ing ending but it's enough that I don't CARE if he's dreaming or not.
I watched it today on a whim and what I neglected is that there are two hours of rather solid science fiction writing behind that ending. Maybe I was in a better mood or something but I really enjoyed it this time.
I'm also one of those people who see every movie as connected to every other movie so I immediately realized that this movie is the neurotic love child of "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind" and "Dark City" which is NOT a bad combination. The good news is that the upcoming "Doctor Strange" movie looks like it's borrowing from "Inception" a great deal. Maybe if Leonardo Di Caprio had his Wi-fi password we'd know if he was dreaming at the end.
So while I still don't think it's worth ALL the hype it has gotten I now feel that this is a good Sci-Fi movie and thriller and totally worth a watch. It is also, you know.... a Christopher Nolan movie and that's always fun.
As always Good Watching Everyone.