Tenet

Name: Tenet
Genre: Action, Sci-Fi, Drama, Thriller
Released: September 3, 2020
Duration: 150 min
Rating: 69
Cast: Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Andrew Howard, Carina Velva, Clémence Poésy, Denzil Smith

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Warner Bros. Pictures | Release Date: September 3, 2020 | PG-13

Starring: Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Andrew Howard, Carina Velva, Clémence Poésy, Denzil Smith, Dimple Kapadia, Elizabeth Debicki, Fiona Dourif, Himesh Patel, Ivo Uukkivi, Jefferson Hall, John David Washington, Jonathan Camp, Juhan Ulfsak, Kenneth Branagh, Laurie Shepherd, Mark Krenik, Martin Donovan, Michael Caine, Rich Ceraulo, Robert Pattinson, Wes Chatham, Yuri Kolokolnikov

Summary: Armed with only one word - Tenet - and fighting for the survival of the entire world, the Protagonist (John David Washington) journeys through a twilight world of international espionage on a mission that will unfold in something beyond real time. Not time travel. Inversion.

Director: Christopher Nolan

Genre(s): Action, Sci-Fi, Drama, Thriller

Rating: PG-13

Runtime: 150 min

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The Guardian Peter Bradshaw

Aug 25, 2020

For me, Tenet is preposterous in the tradition of Boorman’s Point Blank, or even Antonioni’s Zabriskie Point, a deadpan jeu d’esprit, a cerebral cadenza, a deadpan flourish of crazy implausibility – but supercharged with steroidal energy and imagination. Read full review

James Berardinelli

Aug 29, 2020

The film contains some of Nolan’s most ambitious action sequences to-date but one wonders whether the plot density – a not inconsiderable obstacle for some who prefer not to devote their undivided attention for 2 ½ hours – might prove to be problematic. Read full review

Peter Travers

Sep 2, 2020

Tenet sweeps you away on waves of pure, ravishing cinema. Read full review

Jonathan Romney

Aug 21, 2020

It’s basically espionage adventure, but with a science fiction backbone: Nolan ups the ante on “Mission: Impossible” by making the impossibility not just physical but quantum physical. And he goes about it expertly, bullishly and with giddily perverse intent to bewilder. Read full review

Nicholas Barber

Aug 21, 2020

It’s exhilarating, in a “Fast & Furious” sort of way, especially as so many of the stunts are done for real rather than with CGI. It helps, too, that the swaggering Washington and the smirking Pattinson make a likable double act. But it all happens so quickly, with such brief explanations and so little breathing space, that the story is tough to follow, and therefore tough to care about. Read full review

Simran Hans

Aug 23, 2020

Nolan’s desire to stimulate both the blood and the brain feels earnest. What’s frustrating is that he doesn’t trust his audience to follow along. Read full review

The Guardian Catherine Shoard

Aug 21, 2020

There’s something grating about a film which insists on detailing its pseudo-science while also conceding you probably won’t have followed a thing. We’re clobbered with plot then comforted with tea-towel homilies about how what’s happened has happened. Read full review

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Thedot

Sep 14, 2020

TENET is truly a masterpiece... The creative genius of Christopher Nolan is shown again. It's always exciting when a director reinvents an idea... The movie is certainly not for everyone as most people may find it confusing. But it is a very straight forward movie.

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msepos

Sep 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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codedh

Sep 3, 2020

If you don't understand it doesn't mean the movie is bad! Nolan's Masterpiece!

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emmerich6

Sep 14, 2020

Tenet is Nolans clumsiest movie. But it is phänomenal. The zeitgeist is top. No masterpiece, but it is a movie, that brotkes our usually feeling for watching movies. It is provocative.An this needs the cinema.

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TheLastOfGod

Sep 12, 2020

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I think the music of this movie is the best in Nolan movies. But the lack of some big-name stars is a reason for disappointment. For example, the bad guys are not bad enough and evil. The lack of a dangerous end of the world is a big failure. But Other aspects are good.… Expand

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Arsghalt

Sep 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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Optionyout

Sep 12, 2020

Probably the worst movie I've ever seen in a theatre. This review would contain spoilers if I had any clue what the hell was going on. So I'll keep this short and sweet. The music is so loud you can't hear the dialogue and every other person had an accent which doesn't help when you areProbably the worst movie I've ever seen in a theatre. This review would contain spoilers if I had any clue what the hell was going on. So I'll keep this short and sweet. The music is so loud you can't hear the dialogue and every other person had an accent which doesn't help when you are fighting to hear the words. 45 minutes in I turned to my son and said I had no idea what is going on and he said he had no clue either. After another hour he said let's go bc he was clueless and I said let's just start for the action. Then the climax comes and I have no clue who is shooting at who, where they are why they are even there or what they are trying to accomplish. Then after the climax I don't even know what the hell they are splitting up, what it does or why. I left as they were trying to explain what had transpired and it didn't even matter. Zero starts and if rather stick a needle in my eye then even attempt to go online to figure it out. Water off money and 2 1/2 hours of my life. I'm dumber now and out $25.… Expand

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