Mario Bahbouh
This movie is about an American spy and a Russian Villain trying to destroy the World.
The plot is so simple that it could convince anyone to stay at home and watch the hundreds of movies that follow the same plot instead of spending two and a half hours watching Tenet.
But the plot, as Christopher Nolan has demonstrated before, is not that simple. Christopher Nolan has always leaned towards making movies that play with rules of one of two forces (time and gravity) and in some instances, he has explored both ideas simultaneously. The result of such sorcery has provided us with some classics such as ‘Interstellar” and ‘Inception’.
Now, we have to add Tenet to that list because Nolan has transformed a worn-out plot into a new, fresh and exhilarating idea. In this movie, Nolan opts to play around with time but I will refrain from getting into the details of how he achieved that.
The protagonist remains nameless throughout the movie, only being referred to as ‘protagonist’ a few times in it. However, the actor playing has a name, a name that is on the rise nowadays (John David Washington). Incredible performance from the rising star and it is very evident that he has put in work to get in shape for the movie.
A look behind the scenes shows how much effort and time he put in mastering the various action sequences involved in the motion picture. We do however see glimpses of his father, the legendary Denzel Washington, every now and then, especially in the way he speaks, and even though it is not necessarily a disadvantage, it doesn’t serve the actor well and places him in the shadow of his father’s goat career.
John however shows no signs of slowing down and I can definitely see him taking Hollywood by storm in the coming years. Robert Pattison, the next Batman, plays an important role in the movie and shares a lot of screen time with our Protagonist, but in spite of that, he isn't present throughout the whole movie, something that does not however diminish his value to the plot.
Kenneth Branagh plays the role of our villain quite well and portrays the role of a cold hearted, violent, Russian villain as well as any of his predecessors who took on a similar role, if not better. A notable appearance from Sir Michael Cane reminds us of the connection the great actor shares with the director and I was immediately overwhelmed by a feeling of nostalgia remembering him as Alfred in the Batman trilogy.
Elizabeth Debicki is the most important female role in the movie and she plays the wife of our Russian villain, but it was seen that there is no love to be found in her relationship with him.
Going into the movie, I knew from previous experiences with Nolan’s masterpieces that I would need to watch this picture a couple of more times before I can fully understand it. However, despite many critics alluding to that fact, I do not believe the movie was that hard to follow, a feeling I shared with the friend that watched the Movie with me.
150 minutes as the running time of the movie without the credits does seem very long at first glance, but I have to admit that the movie quickly destroyed any doubts or fears that I had, that the movie would be boring. The 150 minutes were action packed and the movie almost never lost its tempo throughout.
Nolan did not opt for his partner in crime Hans Zimmer, to create the music for this movie, but the man chosen to replace him, Ludwig Göransson, did not disappoint, and if I did not already know that Hans Zimmer was not part of this project beforehand, I would have assumed that holy congregation between Zimmer and Nolan has not been broken.
Overall, Tenet was an enjoyable experience and a great comeback for the return of Cinema, and Nolan, globally. It is definitely worth the running time and excels on nearly every level required of a Box Office success.
9/10
P.S:- Recommended in IMAX
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