There is an episode of South Park which pokes fun at self-aggrandizing, overly indulgent Californians by showing them constantly getting high, quite literally, on their own farts. Christopher Nolan, as with Inception, was sniffing his own farts when he wrote and directed this one. But it works. I openly admit to a preference for Nolan’s bat-trilogy over any of his other works. That proclamation is maintained in the case of Tenet. It’s still a great film and wholly entertaining from start to finish. Has Nolan made a bad film? Tenet is maddeningly complex and thought-provoking with grand ideas deconstructing the concept of time from theoretical/philosophical and more literal scientific standpoints. I like to think i'm of moderately above average intelligence and I couldn't explain it all to you. As with Inception, it's going to take repeat viewings to make sense of it all. That's half of the fun of going down into the Nolanverse rabbit hole. All of the high-minded pseudo-science is wrapped up nicely with the dizzying array of mostly on location action set pieces one expects from a tentpole summer blockbuster. Is there an action film of Tenet’s size, scope and budget where the love interest is a foot taller than the protagonist and the movie intentionally films multiple scenes clearly highlighting it? I loved that decision by Nolan.
Tenet gets a 8.5/10 for general audiences and a 9/10 for Nolan aficionados.
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