“Inception” reviews

I already noted the first review to hit here from THR:

Bottom Line: A devilishly complicated, fiendishly enjoyable sci-fi voyage across a dreamscape that is thoroughly compelling.

Now Anne Thompson weighs in here:

No movie this year comes freighted with greater expectations than Inception, Chris Nolan’s follow-up to the global blockbuster The Dark Knight. Happily, the movie delivers and then some — thanks to clever original screenwriting and exhilarating mise-en-scene — in 2D.

When it opens July 16, this eye-popping film will wow moviegoers all over the world — its complexities will only encourage debate and repeat viewings — and should also score well with critics and year-end awards groups. Oscar nominations in technical categories are a certainty, but Inception is also a strong contender for multiple nominations, including Best Picture.

Thompson calls the movie “Kubrickian Masterpiece With Heart”.

Any other review, please post in comments.

UPDATE: Here is Justin Chang’s Variety review (subscription required). The lede:

If movies are shared dreams, then Christopher Nolan is surely one of Hollywood’s most inventive dreamers, given the evidence of his commandingly clever “Inception.” Applying a vivid sense of procedural detail to a fiendishly intricate yarn set in the labyrinth of the subconscious, the writer-director has devised a heist thriller for surrealists, a Jungian’s “Rififi,” that challenges viewers to sift through multiple layers of (un)reality. As such, it’s a conceptual tour de force unlikely to rank with Batman at the B.O., though post-”Dark Knight” anticipation and Leonardo DiCaprio should still position it as one of the summer’s hottest, classiest tickets.

All this critical hyperventilation over Inception has led Patrick Goldstein to wonder if there will be a backlash against the movie — even before it comes out:

When the critics start building a film up like this, it only inspires other critics to assert their independence from the overwhelming groupthink by taking pot shots at the movie sooner rather than later. At this rate, the “Inception” backlash could begin before the film even plays Peoria.

Ah, the expectations game. Tough to live up to a 100% rating on Rotten Tomatoes.

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