1. "remember Insomnia?? REMEMBER INSOMNIA?!?" In response to In response to 0
he's a filmmaker whose reputation is based on a strong premise (whether that premise be Batman, reverse narrative, magicians + Tesla, or an intricately layered dreamscape).
although I won't totally front -- Prestige was dope and the action sequences in Inception were amazing. I actually didn't think he was capable of doing something that well done (the rotating fight intercut with the truck action sequence).
aside from that, though, his reputation as an auteur is greatly overblown.