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barkerboiSep 28, 2020

I don't write reviews very often but this is one of the worst films I have ever seen. Every line of dialogue is plot exposition as the writer desperately tries to explain something absurdly convoluted in order to mask that the world, story orI don't write reviews very often but this is one of the worst films I have ever seen. Every line of dialogue is plot exposition as the writer desperately tries to explain something absurdly convoluted in order to mask that the world, story or logic of the film do not make sense. It is a pretensions mess that bores you rigid from about 10 minutes in. I am astonished that people have enjoyed this movie experience. Inception was one of my favorite films ever.… Expand

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miccaelSep 15, 2020

This is by far the worst movie I have seen by Christopher Nolan. Where do I begin? First, maybe let's turn down the music and sound please? My eardrums were being raped in some scenes of this movie thanks to horrible music editing and mixing.This is by far the worst movie I have seen by Christopher Nolan. Where do I begin? First, maybe let's turn down the music and sound please? My eardrums were being raped in some scenes of this movie thanks to horrible music editing and mixing. It's just too loud.
Next, what was the point of the first half ? I kept asking myself "what's going on? who is this?" and trying to understand the fast-paced dialogue between characters. Critics are praising the acting, I am sorry what? Acting is barely passable level, it's just bland and soulless. No emotional investment at all. Movie tries to explain time-reversing things and people and just fails at it. Bunch of characters are expositions and "you are looking for that guy/girl actually" transitions between dialogues. Compared to, let's say Interstellar or Inception, this movie is just boring and less interesting. There is less visual spectacle (apart from 2-3 scenes) and most of the time you don't understand what is going on. 2h 30 min feels like 4 hours, but ironically if it was 4 hours, probably would have had more explanations and reasons behind stuff that was happening. I saw this movie in theatre (In UK you can, with mask on). Out of 10 people on whole room, only 2 people said they liked it (I came with 5 others who I knew and asked other 4 what they thought). What a disaster.
Other than cinematography and actual non-CGI work put in to create this movie, I have nothing good to say. Really poor.… Expand

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SteprockSep 24, 2020

Here's a movie that looks great but makes zero sense. Stuffed with red herrings and violations of its own internal logic, good luck following the plot. The writers sure didn't!

But it's visually astounding, so if you're cool withHere's a movie that looks great but makes zero sense. Stuffed with red herrings and violations of its own internal logic, good luck following the plot. The writers sure didn't!

But it's visually astounding, so if you're cool with mind-bending action set pieces while being thoroughly confused as to why anything is happening, this is for you.… Expand

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Hulk2003WasBestSep 26, 2020

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. It was like a Christopher Nolan movie, giant impressive set pieces, terrible audio and all but without the brains or likable characters. At one point early on a character asks about the rules of time travel, and another replies "try not to worry about it too much". Should have been the tagline of the movie… Expand

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Talia2herchtSep 3, 2020

Honeyyy.. you better get you quarantined ass to the theater this movie will live you speach less. It was something i have never seen any thing like. I give it a 10 out of 10. Peri88

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bertobellamySep 22, 2020

The convoluted story doesn't let you engage with this movie. This is indeed a mental test to the viewer, but one that keeps you away all the time; how to care if the characters only show up to explain things? Nolan asks us stop trying toThe convoluted story doesn't let you engage with this movie. This is indeed a mental test to the viewer, but one that keeps you away all the time; how to care if the characters only show up to explain things? Nolan asks us stop trying to understand his story and just feel it; still, he insists on all this weird and kind of ridiculous science.… Expand

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Bertaut1Sep 30, 2020

An aesthetic showcase that's uninterested in human beings (and what does Christopher Nolan have against decent sound mixing?)

In Tenet, Christopher Nolan is again examining the vagaries of time, a theme that's front and centre in much of hisAn aesthetic showcase that's uninterested in human beings (and what does Christopher Nolan have against decent sound mixing?)

In Tenet, Christopher Nolan is again examining the vagaries of time, a theme that's front and centre in much of his previous work. It's undeniably fascinating to see a tent pole Hollywood production engaging with issues such as entropy, thermodynamics, reversibility and irreversibility, the grandfather paradox, and T-symmetry, but the film's main problems are more fundamental, existing almost entirely at a structural level (although some of the performances don't help, nor does the abysmal sound mixing). It looks incredible and the practical effects in the action scenes are extraordinary, but there's nothing of note under the shiny veneer. It's a film with no interest in human beings.

The plot is straightforward in outline. We follow a CIA operative known as The Protagonist (John David Washington) as he is recruited into an ultra-secret international espionage squad called Tenet. His mission is simple – at some point in the future, someone has figured out how to reverse the entropy of objects, effectively being able to send them back along the timeline without having to reverse time itself. The implications of this are catastrophic and have set humanity on course for World War III, unless The Protagonist can figure out who is doing it and put a stop to their machinations.

Tenet is an event movie in every way; this 150-minute, $200m+ original idea is a massive studio tent pole written and directed by the most popular filmmaker alive. And I will say this, the budget is on the screen. No small amount of that money, of course, went on the practical effects (incredibly, there are only 280 VFX shots) – whether it be bungee-jumping onto the side of a building, a close-quarters fight where one of the combatants moves in reverse, a Boeing 747 jet crashing into a building, a highway chase where some of the cars are going forward in time and others are going backwards, or an all-out battle scene where, again, some of the soldiers travel forward whilst others move in reverse.

Along the same lines, the cinematography by Hoyte van Hoytema is stunning, as he mixes 15-perf 70mm IMAX film with traditional 70mm stock and a few 35mm sequences in a manner where the shifts in aspect ratio are barely noticeable. It's the kind of film that could only exist in the medium of cinema – no other artform could even begin to approximate its aesthetic design and splendour. A celluloid purist, Nolan has always made a big stink about the artistic importance of cinema, and Tenet finds him pushing the aesthetic boundaries of what the artform can accomplish.

Unfortunately, no matter how visually unique or aesthetically impressive it may be, no amount of gloss can hide the fact that the screenplay suffers from some fundamental problems – most notably, it's bereft of emotion and populated with cardboard cut-outs that are supposed to be characters. The Protagonist isn't a person with an interiority; he's a cypher, the audience's surrogate so that Nolan can explain the plot to us. He's emotionless, void of relatable motivation, has no psychological through-line, and nothing even resembling a character arc. As for Kenneth Branagh as Russian oligarch Andrei Sator, he might be the most cliched Russian villain ever put on screen. He isn't a person – he's a collection of near-satirical tics, clichés, and elements from other, better films.

As Kat, Sator's trophy wife, Elizabeth Debicki fairs better, but her role is still poorly written. A common criticism of Nolan's filmography is that his female characters tend to be victims. I'm not saying that Nolan is obliged to write more rounded female characters. Much like Michael Mann, Nolan's films are androcentric. And there's nothing wrong with that. However, in Mann, there are strong female characters with considerable agency, whereas in Tenet, Kat is nothing more than a pawn who's defined almost entirely in terms of her role as a self-sacrificing mother.

At one point early in the film, The Protagonist is told "don't try to understand it, just feel it", which is advice that Nolan is also offering to his audience. The problem is that there's nothing to feel. Unlike Memento (which remains Nolan's best by a long way), which packed a seriously emotional gut-punch when we learn what's at the heart of the puzzle, Tenet offers us nothing more than the task of deciphering it for its own sake. There's no payoff, nothing to make us want to penetrate a story uninterested in depicting real people or real emotional stakes. More enamoured by the complexity of its own design than by any of the people contained within, it's an emotional void – all technical virtuosity and surface sheen with nothing at its core.… Expand

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SiomeSep 21, 2020

Stupid story, unclear motivation and plot, bad choice in narrative order, unexisting characters (even in the names), awefull acting except for Pattinson (ironically). Worst movie i saw this year. And i didn't even talked about theStupid story, unclear motivation and plot, bad choice in narrative order, unexisting characters (even in the names), awefull acting except for Pattinson (ironically). Worst movie i saw this year. And i didn't even talked about the incoherences, plotholes, errors, anachronisms. Time for the brother to come help Nolan to write a good story. The movie can cut at least 1H20 of time as everything is obvious.… Expand

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notalkingnowNov 10, 2020

This is by far the worst movie I have seen by Christopher Nolan. Where do I begin? First, maybe let's turn down the music and sound please? My eardrums were being raped in some scenes of this movie thanks to horrible music editing and mixing.This is by far the worst movie I have seen by Christopher Nolan. Where do I begin? First, maybe let's turn down the music and sound please? My eardrums were being raped in some scenes of this movie thanks to horrible music editing and mixing. It's just too loud.
Next, what was the point of the first half ? I kept asking myself "what's going on? who is this?" and trying to understand the fast-paced dialogue between characters. Critics are praising the acting, I am sorry what? Acting is barely passable level, it's just bland and soulless. No emotional investment at all. Movie tries to explain time-reversing things and people and just fails at it. Bunch of characters are expositions and "you are looking for that guy/girl actually" transitions between dialogues. Compared to, let's say Interstellar or Inception, this movie is just boring and less interesting. There is less visual spectacle (apart from 2-3 scenes) and most of the time you don't understand what is going on. 2h 30 min feels like 4 hours, but ironically if it was 4 hours, probably would have had more explanations and reasons behind stuff that was happening. I saw this movie in theatre (In UK you can, with mask on). Out of 10 people on whole room, only 2 people said they liked it (I came with 5 others who I knew and asked other 4 what they thought). What a disaster.
Other than cinematography and actual non-CGI work put in to create this movie, I have nothing good to say. Really poor.

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TonyyySep 6, 2020

Being ambitioned comes at the cost of that you might fail. In this case, I feel, Nolan has failed. While I like the general concept, it doesn't work for me. You could make a movie that's hard to follow along - if the pictures are nice, it canBeing ambitioned comes at the cost of that you might fail. In this case, I feel, Nolan has failed. While I like the general concept, it doesn't work for me. You could make a movie that's hard to follow along - if the pictures are nice, it can work. Or you could make a movie with poor cinematography and a great story - but in my opinion this film has neither of those. It is hard to follow, full of tropes. Military, machine gun, special agent, helicopter, yacht, beautiful woman, guy doing chin ups near the oilrig (that's a new one I guess) plutonium, end of tze world, nuvlear thread - no, just no. We've seen these ingredients too many times, they're boring as hell. A movie has to be satisfying because you care about the characters, you can follow the story, you are curious about how it ends - this film doesn't check any of these boxes. Would rate it lower but I know that many modern movies are even worse, so 4/10… Expand

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the_pipistrelloSep 3, 2020

NOLAN IS GOD!!!A MUST WATCH!!EXPERIENCE IT IN THEATRES!! BEST ACTION SEQUENCES!! Awesome!!!!!

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lalalalaalSep 3, 2020

Another Masterpiece from Nolan.............................................

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OlivierPielNov 28, 2020

Dumb.Dull.Pretentious. A rare combination indeed. Worst "blockbuster" of this century yet.

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ChapSep 12, 2020

With a fraction of the budget and only 30 minutes long...but Red Dwarf episode “Backwards” does a much better, coherent job of explaining time inversion than Tenet does, and its far more entertaining too!

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JoeCoolSep 18, 2020

The worst Christopher Nolan movie to date IMO. I loved Inception, Interstellar, The Dark Knight, Dunkirk, etc. but this one has serious problems. The acting is good, but the dialogues are hard to follow, at least after a single viewing.The worst Christopher Nolan movie to date IMO. I loved Inception, Interstellar, The Dark Knight, Dunkirk, etc. but this one has serious problems. The acting is good, but the dialogues are hard to follow, at least after a single viewing. Character development is minimal, we never even learn the name of the main character and that's quite a hindrance to any sort of emotional investment.

Any movie that tries to explain time-travel in a pseudo-scientific way is going to irk me. Everything is pointless, there is no free will, everything already happened so everybody can just do whatever the frack they want, regardless of any consequences to anybody else, because that's what was supposed to happen anyway. Apocalypse, here we come! The oxygen, really? How did they came up with that inverted lungs crap? Absolute rubbish for a plot, not a good plan.

Some of the action scenes are worth watching, but all in all I really didn't enjoy this movie as much as I had hoped.… Expand

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YlimalSep 4, 2020

Absolutely amazing, clever, innovative, visionary, intensely intelligent, spectacularly shot, The best action I’ve ever seen.
Please don’t read critics reviews, just go and see it! And it’s not necessary to understand everything. Just feel itAbsolutely amazing, clever, innovative, visionary, intensely intelligent, spectacularly shot, The best action I’ve ever seen.
Please don’t read critics reviews, just go and see it! And it’s not necessary to understand everything. Just feel it and enjoy it.… Expand

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ArsghaltSep 5, 2020

La complessità barocca della narrazione non sempre è indice di gradevolezza e bellezza, ma può diventare uno spiacevole virtuosismo.

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CoopCooperSep 7, 2020

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AaronJupiterSep 17, 2020

Nolan movies are all lacking character developement and emotions. They are like a designer couch nobody wants to sit on, because at first glance it looks extraordinary, but the more you look at it you think it’s all concept and function butNolan movies are all lacking character developement and emotions. They are like a designer couch nobody wants to sit on, because at first glance it looks extraordinary, but the more you look at it you think it’s all concept and function but what’s most important isn’t there: it isn’t emotional and doesn’t touch your heart! Christopher Nolan movies are all pseudo intellectual! He tries to be so smart and intelligent that he forgets that feelings and emotions make a good movie and when it’s smart and clever it will be a very good movie. When you don’t care about the protagonists in a movie anymore the director has failed. To carry this metapher further inTenet Christopher Nolan showed everybody again that he is able to design a sofa that’s maybe different and unusual, but he fails to make it comfy and desirable.… Expand

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artardmosheaOct 10, 2020

Loved the concept but hated the execution.

Interesting special effects.

Pattinson is likeable (never thought I'd write that) everyone else was really **** acting.

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BaldingsanOct 23, 2020

A diferencia de la mayoría de críticas negativas que está recibiendo esta película por su enrevesada trama, la cual parece ser demasiado para la mayoría, en mi caso no diría que es ese me problema, lo seguí bien el film durante las dos horasA diferencia de la mayoría de críticas negativas que está recibiendo esta película por su enrevesada trama, la cual parece ser demasiado para la mayoría, en mi caso no diría que es ese me problema, lo seguí bien el film durante las dos horas y media que dura.

Mi problema con Tenet es que entre tanta acción bombástica, espectáculo y adrenalina consigo quedarme somnoliento, entre bostezo y sollozo. Los personajes me dicen poco, de la mayoría no recuerdo ni el nombre (creo que el protagonista se llamaba El Protagonista), algunos de ellos tejen un auténtico melodrama. Salí del cine bastante frío e indiferente. La primera vez que me pasa con algo de Nolan, director al cual admiro. A ratos me entretuve, pero ya está, y para mí el cine tiene que darme algo de emoción, además de ideas y conceptos obtusos.… Expand

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goikySep 5, 2020

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The thing about Tenet is if you’re obsessive about understanding it, you’re not going to have a good time. Tenet is a good time. It’s an exhilarating watch full of masterly crafted action sequences and beautiful bouts of cinematography. The characters are great and entertaining— except for the women characters, but what more can we expect from Nolan— and the acting is stellar. However, it doesn’t make sense. It constantly just doesn’t make sense. The sound mixing in some places makes the dialogue impossible to hear or understand. However, you must get this principal fact: the only way to build suspense in your audience when you’re making a time travel movie where the events you see unfold you’ve already seen happen is to completely and utterly confuse your audience. And Tenet does that! I do not enjoy it, but I’d be lying if I said I didn’t enjoy the movie. Ray Bradbury basically revolutionized the science fiction genre by saying that realism isn’t a prerequisite for good science fiction. Before that, everyone wanted to know how fantastical futuristic machines would work down to the exact descriptions of everything and anything. Literally, before Ray Bradbury came into the scene half of science fiction wasn’t even fiction— there was no story. It was mostly just people describing cool things that could be a thing in the future. You have to suspend your disbelief to enjoy the movie. It’s like when you go to a magic show— you know its not real, but it doesn’t make it any less enjoyable. Tenet does make sense enough for you to be amazed by the twists and turns of the plot unfolding as you’ve seen it fold before, but enough to be dissatisfying to critics. Nolan does a great job at making a horribly confusing and out there concept— like time travel, and this theory that has been thought of in quantum mechanics for a while— as real as you can. But there’s just a principal problem in all time travel stories is that they’re walking paradoxes. If you think too hard, your brain will start to hurt. It’s one of those movies that you have to watch a video on afterwards to understand. But it doesn’t make it less enjoyable— take Primer for example, a science fiction movie about time travel that is regarded as possibly the best time travel plot of all time. This is Primer but if Primer had a Hollywood budget and wasn’t a Sundance film. Like a character says at the beginning of the movie, “don’t try to understand it”. You shouldn’t understand it. You should enjoy it! That’s what movies are there to do. Finally, Robert Pattinson is in it, so you know it’s going to be a great movie nonetheless. Did I mention some stellar acting? Because its there. I wish Nolan knew how to write female characters, though. The only girl in the entire movie is a damsel in distress type with the biggest “I’ll do anything for my children” cliche in the entire movie. Yet, it still fits into the movie thematically— one of the biggest pulls of the movie that show up time and time again is the individual vs the group. What’s one person’s life if you want to save the world? This movie does a wonderful job at exploring that, especially with Neil and the Protagonists relationship. Man, C. Nolan can’t write women, but where he can’t write woman unintentionally gay subtext always follows. Every scene in this movie is entertaining, and a deliriously confusing ride. It’s not on the same level as The Dark Knight or Memento, but that in no way shape or form makes it a bad movie. It’s kind of on the same level as Interstellar or Inception in my eyes. I went into the movie hyped, and left the movie hyped. I wasn’t disappointed, but it didn’t exceed my expectations either. But my expectations were high, and they were definitely fulfilled. I wanted good things and I got them. This is just all to say that Tenet is a good enjoyable film but not without its faults that comes with Nolan’s filmmaking time and time again. I recommend you watch it!… Expand

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tactanonSep 4, 2020

This was not Chris Noaln's best, but still entertaining to watch. I would recommend a good first view.

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LekiSpooshSep 13, 2020

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The movie has a cool and interesting concept, really fun to watch at the beginning, but the last hour of the movie is hard to track, it is not explained well and you can find yourself quite frequently in situations where you don't understand anything, and also the last battle where they have to army team, that is really bad scene because it is like 200 soldiers vs three bad guys, you just don't see bad guys in the final scenes, and it feels like they are just shooting in the air, all an all the movie have a cool concept but it was executed poorly.… Expand

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MamoshaSep 5, 2020

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Movie is so good. Charakters and etc on the high level. Nolan is THE Genius!

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JEsFsFSep 8, 2020

Wow! An incomprehensible story. Impossible to anticipate one scene from the next - the primary enabler of suspense. And yet.... An AMAZING accomplishment. Somehow Christopher Nolan makes almost every scene not only engaging, butWow! An incomprehensible story. Impossible to anticipate one scene from the next - the primary enabler of suspense. And yet.... An AMAZING accomplishment. Somehow Christopher Nolan makes almost every scene not only engaging, but compelling.

Rather than passive wonder, you're somehow caught up in the action; all the fear triggers are pulled, even though your "higher" brain is completely lost. Which somehow makes it even scarier.

It is the most wondrously engaging (or engagingly wondrous) film I've seen (I'm 55). Nolan stands alone, and this is his most intense. Okay, tamp your expectations down, so that they can be properly exceeded. This is a film that needs to be seen on a large, large screen with loud sound. See this in a theater, see it often.… Expand

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MichaelOdeSep 4, 2020

A cinematic experience unlike any other. Just watch it and appreciate the artistry of these filmmakers making something never done before.

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Fuchito493Sep 5, 2020

Great movie, convoluted plot, makes you think a lot. Coming this summer, in cinemas now. Go watch it, it really cuts the cake while grinding your gears. You will like it for sure. You might like it. Go watch it you stupid **** haha nah...Great movie, convoluted plot, makes you think a lot. Coming this summer, in cinemas now. Go watch it, it really cuts the cake while grinding your gears. You will like it for sure. You might like it. Go watch it you stupid **** haha nah... just kidding. But seriously, go watch it.… Expand

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CoidoSep 4, 2020

On first viewing, the film is not as difficult to understand the timeline as on the second. Definitely recommend!

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Dudeitude98Sep 4, 2020

This movie is absolutely insane! But I enjoyed it, Christopher Nolan does it again folks and John David Washington and Robert Pattinson are amazing

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JumpbrickSep 11, 2020

There is some decent action, tension and the movie expectantly looks pretty good but this movie has less heart than a cardboard box.

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eagleeyevikingDec 25, 2020

"Tenet" is the first misfire from Christopher Nolan. The plot is pretentious, the characters all distant, and the dialogue intentionally vague. The film thinks that it is the smartest film of all time, when it cannot even explain itself. In"Tenet" is the first misfire from Christopher Nolan. The plot is pretentious, the characters all distant, and the dialogue intentionally vague. The film thinks that it is the smartest film of all time, when it cannot even explain itself. In the end, the film becomes nothing and leaves zero impact.… Expand

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TheHonestJackSep 7, 2020

Features all the stuff you love (cool premise, lots of suspense, great style, likable cast) and all the stuff you dont (annoying exposition dumps, pacing all over the place, bad sound mixing, confusing writing that borders on pretentious)Features all the stuff you love (cool premise, lots of suspense, great style, likable cast) and all the stuff you dont (annoying exposition dumps, pacing all over the place, bad sound mixing, confusing writing that borders on pretentious) from Nolan. For the non-Nolan Fan, it wont win you over, but for Nolan fans you'll love it.… Expand

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WatermarkShaunSep 6, 2020

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Very much a Nolan film. Spent the extra money and saw in in IMAX. Beautifully filmed - as is expected with any Nolan picture, and well acted. The story for me was actually somewhat predictable (not too difficult once you watch a bunch of his films and get into the groove of his style). Not that that is bad; if you liked Inception and Intersteller, chances are you'll like this too.

So why the low grade of only a 6? If I was WB and gave up 205 million for this to be made, and then screened the film and noticed that literally half the dialog was muddled to obscurity, I'd demand he either remix it, or return some money. I had the same complaint with Interstellar (although only in certain parts of the film when the droning sound overloaded any intelligent levels for dialog comprehension). It wasn't the physical theaters fault (Interstellar was at the Chinese Theater in Hollywood, and everyone around me had the same reaction). It's as if it's almost a tactic; "maybe if people don't understand the dialog they will see it multiple times so they can finally get it". I've seriously heard better dialog audio in student films. I would be embarrassed to put my name on this film if I were on the sound mixing team.

So there you have it. Without good audio, it doesn't matter how many millions you spend on something.

Finally, last point is, the character development was two-dimensional and flat. I actually cared more about Branagh's character than all the others (and he's the villain). The female lead came off very one-note as a "generic mother role". Her response to "the world (could) end..." is "oh, my son!". Really? Anyway, it was a ride indeed, and not the worst film out there, but the film never lived up to the extended trailer that I saw what seems like an eternity ago.… Expand

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Kevdog33Sep 17, 2020

If your local theatre is struggling just spend money at the snack bar rather than buying a ticket for this. Mr. Nolan has a well established resume of some great films but this was nonsensical. I wasn't a fan of Inception but it was fare moreIf your local theatre is struggling just spend money at the snack bar rather than buying a ticket for this. Mr. Nolan has a well established resume of some great films but this was nonsensical. I wasn't a fan of Inception but it was fare more enjoyable. As in Inception when at various points in the film you need the actors to explain in some contrived way what is happening onscreen then something is amiss. I would run to see a Nolan directed Bond film because we would have some assurance that the Producers wouldn't allow for a complete waste of a 200 million dollar budget. This was not the case here and I saw it in Imax.… Expand

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AndrudisSep 8, 2020

Creative idea, nice characters, interesting plot. Unfortunately world breaks initially set rules from time to time mostly for the sake of impressive picture or action.

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kirkenderDec 16, 2020

Tenet is real bad. It is actually a very straightforward James Bond style action movie, but instead of one-liners and sex scenes we have a half-boiled attempt to explain entropy and time-inversion. John David Washington is wonderful, evenTenet is real bad. It is actually a very straightforward James Bond style action movie, but instead of one-liners and sex scenes we have a half-boiled attempt to explain entropy and time-inversion. John David Washington is wonderful, even though his character is a blank slate. Robert Pattinson is great, even though he's mostly just a plot device. Kenneth Branagh chews the scenery as usual, and his 'russian' accent is inconsistent and silly. Elizabeth Debicki is great, it's too bad she was written as an empty shell who only speaks in relation to her husband and son. The music is well done, if a little heavy handed especially when attempting to build tension. Tenet is 2 1/2 hours long and is crazy boring, the actual time bending fun happens at 1 1/2 hours and by that point I was so stir crazy it was underwhelming. The gimmick of it being mirrored is a fun idea that's been done better in literature and other actual sci-fi. It's all a big waste of time and is a dumb movie that poses as being smart.… Expand

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40834Sep 9, 2020

Interesting film. Most likely, you will not understand everything for the first viewing. The film also raises discussions about the plot. The only negative is inconsistencies. And so a great movie.

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Oleksandr_Sep 6, 2020

This a first movie where I do not like the sound; it is not expressive. And the camera focus is terrible. The main character played in the trash 007 styles. The motivation of the main characters not clear: one - wants to be the hero, second -This a first movie where I do not like the sound; it is not expressive. And the camera focus is terrible. The main character played in the trash 007 styles. The motivation of the main characters not clear: one - wants to be the hero, second - want to be a criminal, perfect. If you decided to go on this piece of art, Do not try to understand or think, just watch. Note. Do not go in imax.… Expand

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pwlSep 12, 2020

It's definitely lower than the 69 rating listed at the time of this posting, but that's a fun number given the concept of the film. It wasn't the best execution: the complex story became convoluted. The mixing is bafflingly subpar. It wasn'tIt's definitely lower than the 69 rating listed at the time of this posting, but that's a fun number given the concept of the film. It wasn't the best execution: the complex story became convoluted. The mixing is bafflingly subpar. It wasn't worth the ticket.… Expand

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ZaganEDFNov 16, 2020

What a barely coherent mess. Plot is so weak and all characters one dimensional. The director just wanted to showcase us how technically cool he is with mixed timelines. Bravo!

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fanfan777Nov 22, 2020

I decided to give it 3 stars thanks to the score, which, even though it wasn’t Zimmer’s, I personally absolutely loved. I don’t think the film would go far without it, as the plot seems overstretched, overcrowded with unbelievableI decided to give it 3 stars thanks to the score, which, even though it wasn’t Zimmer’s, I personally absolutely loved. I don’t think the film would go far without it, as the plot seems overstretched, overcrowded with unbelievable explanations apparently based on Quantum physics mentioned a couple of times, but nothing really seems to add up. The theory of Inverted Mouvements in the film is just not supported by what we undeserving and then see. Typical, action packed Hollywood film, packed with stereotypes; it actually seems like a propaganda film that further pushes our society into polarization and glorifies cultural ignorance. “It’s a Cold War, cold as ICE. “ Wow.that’s BIG...… Expand

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DREW5190Sep 5, 2020

While first watching the movie, things did not entirely make sense until later when things started to come together. I held out hope that things would be explained and was more than satisfied by the plot. The only drawback is the length of the movie.

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UsukhbayarSep 17, 2020

I love Nolan movies. But I think Tenet is far from his finest work. Because I'm so disappointed about confusing plot, bad sound mixing, lack of character development.

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mseposSep 4, 2020

Outstanding....You do need to come prepared to pay attention. Don't drink prior for this one. It will start to make sense 1/2 through. At the end, its typical Nolan. But its outstanding. And the people that didn't "get it" are dumb

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etbaschSep 7, 2020

Абсолютний шедевр Нолана. Кажуть, фільм має занадто складний сюжет, але в цьому його сила. Тому що ти не перестаєш думати про фільм і що в ньому було ще довго після його перегляду, намагаєшся збагнути. Нолан зміг зробити неможливе: вінАбсолютний шедевр Нолана. Кажуть, фільм має занадто складний сюжет, але в цьому його сила. Тому що ти не перестаєш думати про фільм і що в ньому було ще довго після його перегляду, намагаєшся збагнути. Нолан зміг зробити неможливе: він продовжив життя своєї стрічки в розумах людей на невизначений термін. Для кожного свій, поки він не зрозуміє і не переконається в геніальності сюжету, який світ ще ніколи не бачив в кіно.… Expand

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Graftanker98Sep 5, 2020

You have to see this movie to believe it. Probably one of the most amazing films I have ever seen. This film is not for the simple minded.

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tater_tot10Sep 4, 2020

A never-ending loop. Tenet is an exhilarating and mind-boggling movie to watch. It's about a secret agent who embarks on a dangerous, time-bending mission to prevent the start of World War III. This movie .......I don't know how to describeA never-ending loop. Tenet is an exhilarating and mind-boggling movie to watch. It's about a secret agent who embarks on a dangerous, time-bending mission to prevent the start of World War III. This movie .......I don't know how to describe how I feel about it. I watched it yesterday and being honest I feel like I have a better understanding of the movie now than while I was watching it in time. And that's not a bad thing! Most of Christopher Nolan's films make me feel this way. This movie is very complex in a good way. There are so many layers and seeing them all unfold and intertwine during the movie was really interesting. I love the complexity of the characters too. Each new face you see on the screen, you pay close attention to. With, that being said, each character is well developed even the antagonist, Andrie Sator (Kenneth Branagh). My major pet peeve is when the quote on quote bad guy is just that ...a bad guy. Kenneth Branagh did a good job making me intrigued by the backstory of his character and trying to figure out his thinking. I also liked watching the scenes between his character and Kat (Elizabeth Debicki). You could always feel the tension between the two, and you believed whatever emotions they were acting out. It made you feel uncomfortable for Kat to be around Andrie, but that is the point. I think the arc that they gave Kat toward the end was great. I also loved the dynamic between Neil (Robert Patterson) and "The Protagonist" (John David Washington). They just clicked. You could see the blooming of friendship on-screen. I loved it. Now the action scenes in this movie are going to be talked about and analyzed for a long time. I think these scenes were what I enjoyed the most out of the whole movie. This movie changes the way you perceive and think about motion. The fights could be viewed in so many ways, and each would convey something totally different. And the cinematography. Not only was this a cool concept, but it was an aesthetically pleasing movie to look at. Every angle felt intentional, and it was so cool to see the way Christopher Nolan portrayed time going backwards on screen. Christopher Nolan's mind is beautiful. I think everyone should watch this movie sometime. If you like movies that have many layers and easter eggs, this is the movie for you. You won't stop thinking about this movie for days. Everything is connected; a never-ending loop.… Expand

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DieRotenSep 3, 2020

Another Amazing from Mr.Nolan! "Dont believe everything you hear, son!"
Go watch it and you know it!

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ArminSep 4, 2020

Don't listen to the bad reviews, this movie actually requires you to pay attention and use your brain which most people can't utilize. The amount of detail is astonishing. I'll admit I understood 50% of it, it does require a rewatch to catchDon't listen to the bad reviews, this movie actually requires you to pay attention and use your brain which most people can't utilize. The amount of detail is astonishing. I'll admit I understood 50% of it, it does require a rewatch to catch all the other tiny details which make the ending more understandable. Nolan has outdone himself, he just didn't include stupid thrillers for average audience.… Expand

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garygreenSep 4, 2020

this is the best movie of the Nolan,the real masterpice of his and the hack movie i see before

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shadowfreak99Sep 4, 2020

Movie is made like Nolan has mastered the theory of time inversion, tricky yet epic.

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coltonliquinSep 3, 2020

"Just because you don't take time to understand a film doesn't mean it is bad" - This statement can almost describe every critic and even some fan reviews. The fact of the matter is this film isn't for everyone. You have to be invested in the"Just because you don't take time to understand a film doesn't mean it is bad" - This statement can almost describe every critic and even some fan reviews. The fact of the matter is this film isn't for everyone. You have to be invested in the idea of inversion as a whole to truly understand this film. Not Emily from buzzfeed who's favorite movie is twilight. Is tenet complicated? Hell yes. Tenet is easily director Christopher Nolan's most complex film to date but it's also his most ambitious in that right. This is Christopher Nolan's take on a bond film and wow is it spectacular. Now to actually the review part of the movie. Tenet clearly shows that most of Christopher Nolan's work has led up to this film. You can see influences of Inception, Memento, and Dunkirk clearly present. That is not a critisism however due to it only elevating the film to be somewhat familiar but still a breathe of fresh air from the "rollercoaster films" we are used to seeing in 2020. The only critisism I have for tenet is the setting up for the story was not done as well as it could and became often a jumbled mess of connections to characters that you know nothing else about. The biggest strength of tenet is its last act however. The pacing is incredible and keeps you invested in the films finale. The ending didn't quite have the punch of Nolan's other films such as Interstellar but it still was a satisfying ending none the less. I do hope Nolan goes against his norms and makes a sequel for tenet however as out of all Nolan's films other than the dark knight this film cries for a sequel. In conclusion tenet isn't for the people looking for a simple film or people who have critisized Nolan's films in the past but if you do not fall under that category then Tenet is an engaging spy movie like none you have ever seen before and is among the director's best. Tenet is spectacular....… Expand

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BloodyknukelzSep 3, 2020

I enjoyed it very much...it’s one of those movies you’ll need to watch at least 2 times tho. But 1st showing was great. Christopher Nolan is and always will be one of my favorite Writer/Directors.

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MAHABOB_HIRASep 3, 2020

I would give the movie 10/10 for it's unique and not-seen-before action sequences. It was an audacious, admirably original and unique action movie, but for me, it wasn’t the masterpiece from Nolan that some are saying. Nolan admirers areI would give the movie 10/10 for it's unique and not-seen-before action sequences. It was an audacious, admirably original and unique action movie, but for me, it wasn’t the masterpiece from Nolan that some are saying. Nolan admirers are surely going to like if not love it, it's purely Nolanesque.… Expand

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mbeckfordOct 8, 2020

Hoo boy. I'm not sure how to review the latest Nolan brain-twister. Maybe in reverse? Well here goes...

The opening was thrilling - major vibes from the opening scene of "The Dark Knight." But it went sideways (or multiple-ways) from there.Hoo boy. I'm not sure how to review the latest Nolan brain-twister. Maybe in reverse? Well here goes...

The opening was thrilling - major vibes from the opening scene of "The Dark Knight." But it went sideways (or multiple-ways) from there.

I went in knowing this was mind-bending. That it would take multiple viewings to make sense of it. But it was beyond confusing. It was unintelligible.

At some point, I was so confused (watching things/people go backward through time while things/people go forward in time will do that to you), I pulled up a scene-by-scene recap on my phone. And even that didn't help.

Great acting: Check.

Awesome cinematography: Check.

Pulsating soundtrack: Check.

Do you ever watch a 2.5 hour James Bond movie and wonder "Where in the world are they now? Which massive death-defying air/sea/land chase are we watching now?"

That's essentially what this is ... a confusing epic Bond movie with a "reverse-time" brain teaser thrown in.

Expect to read/watch a recap or two afterwards) to try and make sense of it (trust me - it won't help).… Expand

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GroovyBBJan 2, 2021

Absurdly inconsistent. No. of gaps in logic equals no. of cheesy dialogues.