The first Tenet reactions are here: the kneejerk responses, gut feelings, and OTT social media opinions are always the highlight of any major openi🎐ng, but perhaps more so now given Christopher Nolan’s time-bending epic won’t open in the United States until September.
With that in mind, these Tenet reactions are going to be s♏poiler-free glimpses of what to expect for those who want to ꧃see Tenet. The feedback has run the whole gamut of emotions too: disappointment, awe, wonder, and people already deciding how high it lands on Nolan’s oeuvre.
Are you ready? Last chance if you want to go in blind: this is what the internet mak✅es of Tenet. So far.
Christopher Nolan “at his best”
The debate on whether this is Chꦇristopher Nolan’s best work will likely rumble well into next year. Twitter is similarly divided, with many praising the technical aspects on show asꦬ best-in-class.
S🌳lept on it and yup, #Tenet is one of the most carefully crafted, intellectually elevated, magnificently cওrafter movies ever made and there are things, in that movie, that are *literally* impossible to shoot.Nolan deserves an Oscar for best Director for pulling this off. pic.twitter.com/AHyAnSuYzU
TENET is without a doubt Christopher Nolan’s most complex and confusing film, but it’s one of his best from a technical point of view. The ideas are genuinely original and impressive, but it’ll require a rewatch to actuallyಌ understand exactly what I’ve just watched. #TENET pic.twitter.com/QvxwbzhdOp
Watched Tenet today. Brilliant thoughtful film - Christoper Nolan at his best. Might need to watch again to truly gr🐬asp the concepꦬt of the film though. Great to be back at the cinema again #Tenet #ChristopherNolan #everymancinema
#tenet is fantasti🍌c. Genuinely. Fantastic. Very satisfying. Both non spoiler and spoiler review rendering now. Go out and watch it if you have a chance. Best Nolan film by far.
Is Tenet confusing? The response is mixed
Tenet is confusing. It’s worth knowing that going in. For some, that adds an extra layer of int𒊎rigue which drives the plot forward and adds extra spice to the many, many set-pieces in store. For others, it makes Inception look like child’s play – not always a good thing.
#TENET left me utterly speechless. I am currently shivering in exhilaration. It’s a masterful film that deals with concepts beyond imagination. It’s not confusing, it’s innovation beyond all else, Nolan here is operating at hiꦿs highest and smartest. #TENET is immersion. pic.twitter.🍌com/NFBY4Hyndb
Tenet is twice as confusing as Inception
NO SPOILER TENET REVIEW !! right i just got back n i spent a good 80% of the movie absolutely lost BUT still r🐈eally enjoyed the sequences. it is confusing but does genuinely all come together at the end & make sense !! the whole cast was amazing & i really really enjoyed 🔯it!!
Tenet. The cinema equivalent 🌌of having your teeth pulled. Sadly not the sum of its parts. Being deliberately confusing does not always make a good film. I'd probably enjoy it on a second viewing. But I'm in no rush to do so. #Tenet
Wow #Tenet was just... phew. Unbelievable! And i t🤪hought inception was confusing!10/10 w♎ould recommend pic.twitter.com/t30bMQ4aKd
Praise for the cast, including a “duo for the ages”
With a cast this good, Nolan almost couldn’t miss. Still, it’sꦍ reassuring to know John David Washington gives a star-making performance, ably backed by Robert Pattinson, Elizabeth Debicki, and Kenneth Branagh.
#Inception has left and #TENET has arrived. Before I watched it, I had already decided beforehand that I won't be tweeting about my thoughts on it till I see it again this Sunday. What I'll say though, the cast is outstanding. Washington, Pattinson, Debicki and Branagh. JDW is 😵 pic.twitter.com/j2DFEzDpSY
Got totally immersed in #TENET @4DXglobal today -BOLD, EXCITING and totally ORIGINAL! Nolan has done it again! Fantastic performances by all the leads: Washington, Pattinson, Debicki & Branagh in particular ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ #movies #nolan pic.twitter.com/XKj3ZRIq9f
It also features the best action design of Nolan's career. As far as the acting, the four leads are all great, but Washington and Pattinson are a duo for theꦯ ages. Anyway, TENET is a juggernaut that I absolutely loved.
The name’s Bond, Tenet Bond
It’s hard to shake (not stir) the comparisons to a certain 00-agent. If you need anymore convincing, according to the audiences this is aboౠut as close as we’re likely to get to Chris Nolan being handed the reins of a Bond movie.
Tenet at times might come off as slow and complex but it delivers HUGE in acts 2 and 3! Great story t💖elling, extremely complex, a wonderful performance by all the cast but Robert Pattinson steals the show! 8.5/10, Nolan's Take on a Bond/Terminator film #Tenet #RobertPattinson pic.twitter.com/Bt4P0YfI8e
Tenet is fun. Not peak Nolan perhaps, but as big and explosive as you'd hope: Bond with an SF twist. You know what💦 you're going to get with Nolan now. You get it and it's very enjoyable, if also VERY LOUD.
#Tenet thrives in the complex confusion it creates in the crafting of a mind bending puzzle that becomes wholy satisfactory when solvedThe intricate and mesmerizing Bond-esque journey to unravel the mystery is filled with both awe & delightPs: It actually IS quite funny 👌 pic.twitter.com/ItMy6BxohQ
The best thing abouꦡt #Tenet is it’s essentially a James Bond film in whicꩲh 007 is a supporting character
Not everyone enjoyed Tenet
Not to end on a downer but there’s a vocal sub-section of the internet who was disappointed with Tenet. Here’s a selection of those who didn’t enjoy it as much as mꦡaybe some𝄹 others.
Saw Tenet on Saturday. Quite disappointing. Packed🍷 tension but incoherent mumbling dialogue due to heavy music mix, and a story that d🅘oesn't really suggest the reversed film parts are anything other than just that. Shame. Robert P and M. Caine are only standouts. pic.twitter.com/zDQTmQ8vkw
#Tenet was disappointing. Some great stuff but🍰 far too interested in making the premise as convoluted as possible and not enough in actually making an engaging narrative.⛄ Best soundtrack of the year though.
Couldn&r𓆏squo;t concentrate on TENET because the audio mix was so bad. Music drowned out the dialogue. S🌜o disappointing for a Christopher Nolan film. Felt like I would’ve actually enjoyed it if I could understand what people were saying
tenet is an incredibly convoluted film that never really unravels into making sense. the sound mixing is bad to the point where you can’t even understand what some of the characters are saying. the only pluses are cinematography and performances. very disappointed. 5/10 pic.twitter.com🐼/8MxUJ5VXHI
Tenet is in cinemas now in the UK, and comes to US theatres on September 4. For more, 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:read our huge on-set feature, with interviews from Nolan and the cast.
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