Someone has already seen “Oppenheimer”, the new film by Christopher Nolan. And early reactions from international critics indicate this could be the director’s best-received project to date.
The world premiere ceremony took place in Paris, France on Tuesday (11).
‘Oppenheimer’: Critics’ Reactions
For Kenneth Turan, writing for the Los Angeles Times, this is Nolan’s “most impressive” film to date.
I was fortunate enough to spend time with Christopher Nolan talking about the outstanding ‘Oppenheimer’, probably his most impressive film to date. Here’s what he had to say. https://t.co/snr8b1GbSR
—Kenneth Turan (@KennethTuran) July 12, 2023
I was fortunate enough to spend time with Christopher Nolan talking about the outstanding ‘Oppenheimer’, probably his most impressive film to date. Here’s what he had to say.
Matt Maytum, editor of Total Film, said Nolan’s latest work left him “blown away”.
#Oppenheimer left me in awe: a character study on a grander scale, with a sublime central performance by Cillian Murphy. An epic historical drama but with a strong Nola sensibility: the tension, the structure, the sense of proportion, the surprising sound design, the extraordinary images. Oh
— Matt Maytum (@mattmaytum) July 11, 2023
‘Oppenheimer’ blew my mind: a character study on a grand scale, with a sublime performance by Cillian Murphy. An epic historical drama, but with a marked Nolanian sensibility: the tension, the structure, the sense of proportion, the extraordinary sound design, the incredible visuals. Oh.
As for Lindsey Bahr, who writes about cinema for the Associated Press, “Oppenheimer” is a “spectacular achievement.”
by Christopher Nolan #Oppenheimer is truly a spectacular achievement, in its truthful and concise adaptation, inventive storytelling and nuanced performances by Cillian Murphy, Emily Blunt, Robert Downey Jr., Matt Damon and many, many others involved, some for just one scene.
— Lindsey Bahr (@ldbahr) July 11, 2023
Christopher Nolan’s “Oppenheimer” is truly a spectacular achievement, in its concise and truthful adaptation, inventive storytelling and nuanced performances by Cillian Murphy, Emily Blunt, Robert Downey Jr., Matt Damon and many, many others involved, some just to a scene. .
Jonathan Dean, writing for The Sunday Times, posted that he was “totally taken” by Nolan’s new film.
Totally engrossed in OPPENHEIMER, a dense, sonorous and tense film partly about the bomb, mostly about how doomed we are. Happy summer! Murphy is good, but support is essential: Damon, Downey Jr and Ehrenreich also bring gags. A bold, inventive, complex film to shock its audience
—Jonathan Dean (@JonathanDean_) July 11, 2023
Completely engrossed in ‘Oppenheimer’, a dense, talkative and tense film partly about the bomb, [mas] mainly about how we are doomed. Murphy is good, but support is essential: Damon, Downey Jr and Ehrenreich also bring jokes. A bold, inventive and complex film to shock its audience.
To close, a comment by Robbie Collin, film critic of the Telegraph, who left Twitter curious to say the least:
And for all those who complained about the lack of sex in Christopher Nolan’s previous work… boy oh BOY are you having sex like only Nolan could get it done in this
— Robbie Collin (@robbiereviews) July 11, 2023
And for everyone who’s complained about the lack of sex in Christopher Nolan’s previous work… dude, you’ll see [cenas de] have sex as only Nolan can [dirigir]”.
The film
“Oppenheimer” is a historical drama film directed by Nolan and based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning biopic “American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer,” written by Kai Bird and Martin J. Sherwin.
Set in World War II, the feature film (three hours) follows the life of J. Robert Oppenheimer (Cillian Murphy), a theoretical physicist at the University of California and director of the Los Alamos Laboratory during the Manhattan Project, whose mission was to design and build the first atomic bombs.
The plot accompanies the physicist and a group of other scientists throughout the process of developing the nuclear weapon responsible for the tragedies in the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan, in 1945.
In addition to Cillian Murphy, the cast includes other well-known names. Among them are: Emily Blunt, Matt Damon, Robert Downey Jr., Florence Pugh, Gary Oldman, Gustaf Skarsgård and Rami Malek.
The movie hits theaters on July 21 – coincidentally, the same day as “Barbie.”
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