Oppenheimer
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Oppenheimer

2023
★★★★½ Liked

Watched 22 Jul 2023

Oppenheimer burns hard and fast across the 3hr runtime which flashes by like a thermonuclear reaction. Nolan uses his trademark non-linear storytelling style, throwing dozens of characters at us, the who's who of mid century brainiacs and political leaders played by the whos who of top tier actors, while channeling his inner Malik with impressionistic visuals of atomic structures, fission explosions and close up and mid range full screen shot of actors faces and Florence's pew pews in 70mm IMAX goodness. The sound design and editing is interstellar! More talk than action, not a punch is thrown or gun is fired, yet the film has more thrills and existential terror than any recent comicbook extravaganza. After 45 minutes of 12 Angry Men style closed room drama I loved the satisfying "ah ha" moment of realizing where Nolan was going with the climax. Its the perfect summer anti-blockbuster for the end of the world.

***edit - 4.75 stars. Knock 15-20 minutes off the final hour and it's a 5

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