Peter Travers gives Inception 3.5/4 stars. Though Travers review hasn’t hit news stands or the Rolling Stone site yet, the New York Post has seen it and offers this excerpt:
‚ÄúThe mind-blowing movie event of the summer arrives just in time to hold back the flow of Hollywood sputum that‚Äôs been sliming the multiplex. ‚ÄòInception‚Äô‚Ķwill be called many things, starting with James Bond Meets ‚ÄòThe Matrix.‚Äô You can feel the vibe of Ridley Scott‚Äôs ‚ÄòBlade Runner‚Äô in it, and Nolan‚Äôs own ‚ÄòMemento‚Äô and ‚ÄòThe Dark Knight.‚Äô But ‘Inception‚Äô glows with a blue-flame intensity all its own. Nolan creates a dream world that he wants us to fill with our own secrets. I can‚Äôt think of a better goal for any filmmaker. Of course, trusting the intelligence of the audience can cost Nolan at the box office. We‚Äôre so used to being treated like idiots. How to cope with a grand-scale epic, shot in six countries at a reported cost of $160 million, that turns your head around six ways from Sunday? Dive in and drive yourself crazy, that‚Äôs how.‚Äù
(Thanks to George, whose comment I’ve lifted and transported here to the front page) Nolanfans.com provides some context:
For comparison purposes, Peter Travers gave Memento 4.5/5 stars, The Dark Knight and The Prestige 3.5/4, and Batman Begins and Insomnia 3/4. This is a great first review for Inception, although the box office concern feels genuine. Or perhaps he’s underestimating general audiences.
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