Inception

INCEPTION (2010) - July 12, 2010
Oh sweet Jesus yes.  As hyped as I was for this film, this was just as good if not even better than I had hoped it would be.  I loved everything about this movie.  First off, there is Christopher Nolan's direction, which really is astounding, and is almost certainly his best work to date.  The action is thrilling and exciting, and the film is almost absurdly compelling on a visual level.  The final action sequence (which lasts a good half hour, if not a bit more) is a dazzling piece of work, with a dream within a dream within a dream all happening simultaneously and edited together to perfection.  The performances are just as good; Leonardo DiCaprio probably gives his best performance ever.  Every other role is just as perfectly cast.  Nolan creates a world here that seems entirely plausible; the film's depiction of dreams and the way they work always feels real.  GOOD STUFF.  ****