Tenet

Christopher Nolan is even more distant and colder to his characters this time around than usual; on the other hand, he once again manages a narrative ultra mindfuck that playfully puts the rest of the blockbuster production in the deepest pocket. It's remains in question how much of Tenet is actually watchable, because unlike Inception, we don't get any downright "explanatory" scenes followed by some refreshing understanding. The film is terribly self-focused, but it's so beautifully purely nerdy and audiovisually enchanting that it's actually impossible not to love it. Along with Memento, it's probably the least accessible Nolan when it comes to some deeper understanding of the story. Still, I’ve given both Memento and Tenet 5 stars, because I obviously enjoy the hell out of their incomprehensibility. (03/09/2020)

Let's be honest - who understood this movie right from the beginning? :) Time traveling and bending of the spacetime continuum are always quite complicated matters, but they can be presented in a relatively understandable way, which, unfortunately, wasn't the case for me here. The concept is great, the actors are good (Pattinson pleasantly surprises), the effects are cool, and the action is intense, but towards the end, there are too many unanswered questions and a slight taste of not fully grasping the plot, resulting in an incomplete experience. Christopher Nolan has shown he can do much better, as demonstrated in movies like Inception or Interstellar. This is, for me, his weakest work so far, but still a quality watch. (23/07/2023)