I honestly don't quite know where to begin with Tenet. I love Christopher Nolan's work but I have never seen a more complicated film (and I understood Memento). After nearly three hours, I came away from Tenet not knowing myself, my mind reduced to nothing more than piles of ash.
Was there time travel involved? Hmm, there was definitely something about time inversion. I mean, does Nolan even understand what he wrote? Look, I give credit to the director because he's one of the few directors left who knows how to create a compelling and intelligent blockbuster. Tenet is full of Nolan trademarks - the gratuitous Michael Caine cameo, a loud, really loud score, complete with stunning cinematography and slickly inventive action set-pieces.
This time around however, Nolan has finally managed to 'out-Nolan' himself: the palindromic plot, whilst creatively ambitious, is simply far too complicated for its own good. Tenet is overlong, overstuffed, pretentious and too exhausting to comprehend in its entirety - it makes Inception and Interstellar look like Peppa Pig by comparison.
I'm aware of the technical wizardry and creative mastery in this film and lord knows I'll have to watch this again. For those who want a puzzle, Tenet at least provides a unique cinematic experience. But to actually enjoy solving it Nolan wants you to work very very hard.
Was there time travel involved? Hmm, there was definitely something about time inversion. I mean, does Nolan even understand what he wrote? Look, I give credit to the director because he's one of the few directors left who knows how to create a compelling and intelligent blockbuster. Tenet is full of Nolan trademarks - the gratuitous Michael Caine cameo, a loud, really loud score, complete with stunning cinematography and slickly inventive action set-pieces.
This time around however, Nolan has finally managed to 'out-Nolan' himself: the palindromic plot, whilst creatively ambitious, is simply far too complicated for its own good. Tenet is overlong, overstuffed, pretentious and too exhausting to comprehend in its entirety - it makes Inception and Interstellar look like Peppa Pig by comparison.
I'm aware of the technical wizardry and creative mastery in this film and lord knows I'll have to watch this again. For those who want a puzzle, Tenet at least provides a unique cinematic experience. But to actually enjoy solving it Nolan wants you to work very very hard.
