Oppenheimer

USA 2023, 173 minutes
Dir. Christopher Nolan
English
Rating: [M] contains sex scenes, offensive language, suicide & content that may disturb
Genres: Drama / Science Fact, History

Topics: Biopic, Period 1920s, Period 1930s.

Feat. Cillian Murphy, Emily Blunt, Matt Damon, Robert Downey Jnr., Florence Pugh, Josh Hartnett, Casey Affleck, Rami Malek, Kenneth Branagh

“despite being as talky as a math seminar, it crackles, hurtles and whooshes, generating more suspense and excitement than anything found in the alleged climaxes of the recent superhero pictures.”~Wall Street Journal

Aroview: Christopher Nolan's grand biopic of J. Robert Oppenheimer (Cillian Murphy), the American Physicist credited with being the "father of the atomic bomb" for his role in the Manhattan Project, which developed the first nuclear weapon.

The film chronicles his career from 1926 as a student, his role as director of the Manhattan Project during World War II, and his eventual fall from grace during the 1954 security hearing.

Based on the 2005 biography AMERICAN PROMETHIUS.

Oscar - Best Picture

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2 stars (Good Try) It was hard to maintain interest throughout but although not essential viewing it did have some good segments which may encourage further reading. The production values were good although the soundtrack did interfer. ~Tubbs
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5 stars (Exceptional) A VERY INTELLIGENT film anti-war film but possibly hard going if you don't already know the story. Densely structured and riveting. Expose of how the "movers & shakers" in DC manipulate scientists for their own ends, hence current relevance. ~Sandy