A negative review

"Long and slow"

Sounds good. Other critics have said its relentlesly paced, so which one is true? I was hoping for a straightforward slow historical drama. I'm sure people with attention span disorder can find something else to watch than this one particular movie. There are cartoons or cartoon-like characters fighting each other all the time, that should satisfy the demanding taste of younger viewers.

Here’s my review: It was not bad but an hour too long and no, sex scene was not necessary, just Nolan being horny

Why the hell do people watch reviews on youtube? Majority are from trolls and far too long.
Far easier to head to Metacritic, skim the list, and read a few reviews. Most reviewers are experienced.

I saw it and was shocked that it was plodding, cliched and predictable. It was not straightforward, or clever, or insightful. It was not beautiful, mind blowing, or amazing. I was shocked when I realized that 90% of the reviews on IMDB giving it ten out of ten stars were obviously fake. I was underwhelmed by the gimmick of famous stars used in cameos; the going back and forward in time (an overused trick in movies), the use of blurry effects from the protaganist's point of view and memory etc. etc. ad nauseam. NO originality and NO insight into this man. You are better off watching any documentary about him.

The made up dialogue was ludicrous. The scenes with Einstein and Truman were insulting (made up or patched together from more than one comment he supposedly made). Yes, there were a few instances of good filmmaking - some suspense was occasionally there. But it's not some wonderful Oscar worthy movie. Oh wait - if Shakespeare in Love and even worse crap could win best picture then this could too. It's ALL about hype. It's all about Christopher Nolan and how great he is. Fine! I liked one of his films too - original and mind blowing for its time. But this one is not.

In short, the emperor has no clothes. If it has to be in IMAX to be mind blowing, that's a clue that it's not great.

One positive thing - it showed how horribly he was treated by the government who used and discarded him. There is some fact in this drama. But it's so poorly put together.

In particular I just went and looked up a couple of these ten out of ten reviewers. They either have praised a dozen anime violent crapfests and then this, or only have two other reviews for obscure crap. No actual film critics would adore this. And if you say the NY Times, please. The average age of staff there is now 20 to 30. They would not know a great film if they tripped and fell over it.

Update: I am going to watch it again. The story mixed in with the pretentious effects still haunts me. This film deserves credit for bringing the topic to our attention now. It's because I was aggravated by the inadequate and sometimes annoying nature of the film that I got numerous documentaries about him and about the atom bomb and Hiroshima, and have been watching them for two days. Everyone should watch them. There are so many parallels with what is happening today. Doubt that? It will give you chills. We have in 1945 and now: cancel culture, governments lying to the population, going ahead with an experimental invention without knowing about all the consequences, using the gadget only weeks after it was tested ONCE, to kill and maim people, in the name of preventing "more deaths." (Hi. Prove that. No one could or ever can). Then we have after the fact, or even posthumous, "oh he didn't do it after all. Sorry, he was a good guy. We were wrong but it was understandable at the time." Too late, pricks. When he had remorse for unleashing death on the world, they ignored that and built more bombs. If this movie can make us rethink what we thought we believed, it's a success. Any little bit helps, even this, which isn't great but could have been, and is if you read between the lines to the whole backstory!!!

I stopped taking dudes with comic book posters up on the wall seriously when I was about 12 years old.

agreed