{"id":135541,"date":"2017-12-05T07:37:54","date_gmt":"2017-12-05T14:37:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/?p=135541"},"modified":"2017-12-05T19:56:41","modified_gmt":"2017-12-06T02:56:41","slug":"movie-review-inception-2010","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2017\/12\/05\/movie-review-inception-2010.html","title":{"rendered":"Movie Review: “Inception” (2010)"},"content":{"rendered":"

I somehow never got around to seeing this movie for several years, until a friend’s comment made me realize I wanted to.<\/p>\n

Ultimately, it’s a marvelously crafted puzzle box that failed to make me care about anyone in the movie. It was an intellectual exercise that never inceived an emotional connection. Worth a watch, certainly, but that’s all.<\/p>\n

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Full review: https:\/\/letterboxd.com\/three_star_dave\/film\/inception\/<\/a><\/p>\n


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\nA \u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605 review of Inception (2010)<\/a><\/span>
\nThere’s a lot I like about this film, even while ultimately not caring for it all that much. On the positive side, the worldbuilding and mind-messing-with (both in-movie and of the viewer) are delightfully done. The film succeeded in pulling me in to the extent that I wanted to understand how things worked, what the IMF, er, thieves were doing in their caper, and how it would affect the individuals. The movie succeeds on all these levels, providi…<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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I somehow never got around to seeing this movie for several years, until a friend’s comment made me realize I wanted to. Ultimately, it’s a marvelously crafted puzzle box that failed to make me care about anyone in the movie. It was an intellectual exercise that never inceived an emotional connection. 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