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Rating: 8/10 (4 August 2010)

You know, I read these user reviews and see that most of the mediocre to negative reviews focus on the general idea that there are dumb people, dump people who think they are smart and smart people. Invariably, the people writing these reviews categorize themselves as the third option while 'blaming' the 2nd option for the great reviews. I'd like to add a fourth option: smart people who think they are smarter than they really are.
OK, so I'm as bad as they are commenting on them, but in principle they are giving tepid reviews because the movie is popular. They should stick to what's in the movie instead of trying to denigrate others and puff themselves up.
The great appeal of Inception is that it's a heist movie with an original plot line. This is the hook that brings in the broad appeal, and that alone makes it worth seeing. Don't go see it if you want a character driven movie. This is all about an unconscious world Nolan has conceived and a plot that takes place in it. It's visually stunning and there are several intricate fight scenes that should impress for their technical acuity.
I do think this is a movie that lends itself to reading on multiple levels. Watch it with an open mind. Yeah, there's some clunky exposition and one dimensional characters. But in sum it's a rather stunning accomplishment to make a summer blockbuster with enough depth to warrant a repeat viewing and further discussion afterward. This is one of those movies that has grown on me after watching it. It only prompts questions about itself, so perhaps isn't profound in that regard, but certainly falls in the upper several percentiles in terms of engaging the viewer.