That said, many die-hard Nolan fans forget that he is fallible.
For everyThe Dark Knight, there is anInsomniaorTenet,reminding us that not everything he touches is gold.
Oppenheimer,though an incredibly artsy portrait of a genius, is not a great film.
Cillian Murphy in ‘Oppenheimer’ | Universal Pictures
Its only slightly entertaining and barely watchable.
Oppenheimeris most definitely not a movie.
It is a film.
(The latter term here to insinuate its high-brow appeal.)
It is designed to be artistic and thoughtful not to sell popcorn or action figures.
I understood that going in, yet I was still dying for a semblance of action or excitement.
This had none of those things.
It was a straightforward story about an enigmatic individual told in a non-linear fashion.
The majority ofOppenheimeris talking heads either in a classroom style setting, political hearing, or informal boardroom.
Its all fodder for building to interviews ofOppenheimer, as his merit is unceremoniously stripped away.
Aside from the forward jumps in time,Oppenheimersfirst act has all the fun bits.
Hes young and traveling the world.
Hes full of vigor and able to tackle any challenges.
Somehow in all this, Cillian Murphy comes off without nuance.
Unfortunately, this sums up most of the picture.
Casey Affleck has an all-too-long tense interview that should have been cut.
Rami Malek has no speaking role, seemingly cast as an extra.
When the bomb is finally built, we are foaming at the mouth for something to happen.
The editing of this segment and storytelling is Nolan at his finest.
This is where the energy ofOppenheimerimplodes, ruining what could have been an otherwise decent flick.
All in all, this film is very reminiscent ofJFKby Oliver Stone.
Overall, the film suffers from a stale script that never made us feel the importance of the achievement.
This is a wide miss forChristopher Nolan.
