'Inception' wins informal poll as most overrated movie of 2010 (Part 2) - Los Angeles Times (original) (raw)
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Last week we asked readers to weigh in on the most overrated movies of 2010. In messages, comments and tweets, the feedback has come, and the consensus choice is...’Inception.’
Christopher Nolan’s action-puzzle had its defenders, to be sure. But the plurality of moviegoers who responded said that it, among all 2010 films, didn’t live up to the praise it was getting. (‘The Town’ and ‘The Social Network’ finished in essentially a tie for second.)
Much of the feedback on ‘Inception’ came with some pithy comments . Among them:
‘Big set pieces are the wizard’s curtain.’
‘Inception, hands down. And it will be like a taco inside taco within a Taco Bell that’s inside a KFC that’s within a mall that’s inside your dream!’ Seriously. Inception.’
‘’Inception’ is ‘Ocean’s 11’ minus the hot dudes & charisma.’
Of course the choice may have something to do with the fact that ‘Inception’ received so much praise in the first place, and was also one of the biggest hits of the year. (But then, we suppose that’s what overrated means.)
The movie still has a shot at winning the Oscar for best picture. Which would only make the supporters and the skeptics scream louder. Which in turns means that the film may also deserve another title: the most polarizing movie of 2010.
--Steven Zeitchik
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Steven Zeitchik is a former Los Angeles Times staff writer who covered film and the larger world of Hollywood for the paper from 2009 to 2017, exploring the personalities, issues, content and consequences of both the creative and business (and, increasingly, digital) aspects of our screen entertainment. He previously covered entertainment beats at Variety and the Hollywood Reporter, has contributed arts and culture pieces to the Wall Street Journal, the Washington Post and the New York Times and has done journalistic tours of duty in Jerusalem and Berlin. While at The Times he has also reported stories in cities ranging from Cairo to Krakow, though Hollywood can still seem like the most exotic destination of all.