A brilliant biopic
Film critic Jason Evans has made it his mission to tell you everything you need to know about movies in less time than it takes to set off a bomb. His reviews are exactly 100 words long (99 would be too short, but 101 is just excessive). Here is his 100-word review of Oppenheimer
The Premise – Set across several shifting timelines, we
trace the successes and failures of the “father of the atomic bomb.” Robert
Oppenheimer was a genius, a womanizer, a liberal, arrogant, and charismatic. He
was also among the most famous and most important scientists in modern history.
This film looks at what it took for him to build the first A-bomb and how many
in the government turned against him when he said we should be careful with
this terrible power. The film features an outrageously talented cast including
Cillian Murphy as Oppenheimer; Emily Blunt as his wife Kitty; Matt Damon as the
General heading up the Manhattan Project; Florence Pugh as Oppenheimer’s lover;
Robert Downey Jr. as Atomic Energy Commission chairman Lewis Strauss; and numerous
famous Hollywood actors in key supporting roles including Josh Hartnett, Rami
Malek, Kenneth Branagh, Casey Affleck, Matthew Modine, Jack Quaid, Dane Dehaan,
Alden Ehrenreich, Tony Goldwyn, Jason Clark, Gary Oldman, and others.
Oppenheimer, which has a 3-hour running time, is written and directed by 5-time
Academy Award nominee Christopher Nolan.
The 100 Words – A challenging film that simultaneously
educates and enthralls. Yes, it feels a bit like a history lesson, but this is
some damn important history to know about. Though it is mostly 3 hours of people
talking, I found my pulse racing, especially as we approach the first A-bomb
test. A visual marvel where light and sound are so prominent, they might as
well be characters in the story. It’s almost impossible to imagine this film
not getting multiple Oscar nominations, including Nolan, Murphy, and Downey. You
will want to talk about what you loved about it after it is over.
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