Did anyone else not like Inception?

I enjoyed it very much. I can see why some people didn't like it, though. Care to list your reasons?

However, I will agree with you about people over-gushing about it. Calling it "the best movie ever!!" might be going a little too far. The same thing happened when Avatar, Toy Story 3(to an extent), and The Dark Knight came out.

I just watched Ropers review on it. He gave it an A+ and said that it will be the best movie of the 21st Century.
I will admit upfront that I don't like Science Fiction.
I just thought it was the same sci-fi hokey stuff where basically you can make up anything as you go because nothing really has to make sense.
And as for the great special effects; I thought it was pretty standard for what movies offer with today's technology.

While I enjoyed it; I certainly hope this isn't the best movie of the 21st century. And you seem to not just be trolling, so I am genuinely curious as to what recent movie you think is on par with this one. I just don't think this movie has any real glaring deficiencies. Certainly not the best ever at anything; but I would rate the acting, story, score, effects, intensity, etc. all as good or better.

Recently, I would say that Inglorius Basterds and Shutter Island (even with the similarities) kept my interest better than Inception did.

Did anyone else have no feeling whatsoever for any of the characters? The movie was entirely action and idea driven. The character development was pretty uninteresting. I felt no sympathy, anger, happiness, nothing for any of the characters.

For those who loved it, tell me about your feelings towards the characters, because like Leo said, emotion is superior to reason in our mind. That, by the way, is a Kierkegaardian response to Hegel.

It's a very good movie. I liked it a lot. Not going to dub it an all-time great because to do so at this point would diminish both Inception and the greats. I wasn't surprised at its quality because Nolan's got an impressive repertoire. This most certainly was not an average film steeped in hype and masked with special effects and "make-you-think" tactics.

Again, and this is just my opinion, it is a very good movie. Much better than most of the crap the studios spit out on a regular basis. Great? We'll have to see how it stands up to repeat viewings, later audiences, etc. I would definitely not jump to calling this the greatest film of 21st century.

Congrats, you're that guy.

Plagiarized?

EXCUSE ME?

I haven't read a single review on Inception except the bad ones users here have posted.

Obviously this movie isn't for everyone. Is Inception a character piece? I would say no. Is it effective in delivering the concepts that it is trying to portray? I would say yes. I think that Nolan certainly could have spent more time on character backgrounds and adding even more complexity to the story, but at what point do you have to start cutting back on those concepts to make the movie cohesive and interesting to a majority? Some people don't like Inception because they want to go against the grain. Some didn't think it was complex enough. Some didn't like it because the concepts and how they were portrayed were over their heads. It depends on each viewer and what types of film they like and how they invest themselves emotionally in the plot and characters. Everyone is different. As I write this, Inception has a rating of 84 on Rotten Tomatoes, and a 9.3 out of 10 on IMDB. Obviously we will have to wait a few weeks to see how those scores average out. But after sifting through reviews from both professional critics as well as the general public, the consensus is that this is film that has peoples attention. It has made an immediate impression on most who have seen it.