Christopher Nolan returned with a Sci-Fi Thriller that was somewhat more complex than we expected, but that for its part has more action than an average movie coming from him.
Armed with a single word, Tenet, and fighting for the survival of the entire world, the Protagonist (John David Washington) travels through a twilight world of international espionage on a mission that will unfold in something beyond real time.
In Christopher Nolan's films, one of the most used and narratively charged elements is time; however, he never used it as a factor that the characters could turn to at any time. It is a terrain that has dominated the tangled narratives that characterize it, but that leaves us with a mysterious, complex film with a very exciting suspense.
Tenet begins in a rather striking way, and that in some way is similar to what we had seen in the Batman Trilogy, but once the prologue is finished, it takes us to a calm, slow first act without so much action. This part is where I think one of the negative points of the film stands out, and it is the excess of dialogue and quantum explanation to argue something supernatural, with a somewhat hasty development and where the motivations of its antagonist are revealed to the end of the work.
Honestly, it seems to me one of the biggest flaws of the film, but at the same time it stands out in that. Between a mixed tone of espionage and contemporary science fiction, Nolan feels comfortable with a large catalog of impressive action sequences that make the film entertaining after the first hour.
Since returning to the cinema, John David Washington has shown his acting potential and shows how he is capable of carrying a story of this style with his own shoulders. On the other hand, Robert Pattinson gives life to Neil, who accompanies Washington in a large part of the film, and again demonstrates his acting quality with zero deficiencies. Accompanied by characters with familiar faces such as: Elizabeth Debicki, Kenneth Branagh, the film boasts an extremely solid cast.
Nolan stole our breath once more as usual, with a real human superhero, with dreams and space travel; and you have to be aware that being able to achieve this is increasingly difficult, however, the concept of time and how it is represented in the film is something sublime to tell the truth. The practical effects, the reversed sequences and the specials shine every time they get the opportunity, they totally captivate you in the moment. We are talking about a very remarkable movie technically speaking of course.
While Hans Zimmer's absence is noticeable to make a Nolan movie sound like crazy, it's not that much needed either. Ludwig Göransson, who has gained a lot of traction from projects like “Black Panther” and “The Mandalorian,” did an incredible job in my opinion. The music, thanks to the sound effects and so on, becomes integral to the film and once again demonstrates the experience Nolan has in these kinds of aspects.
In my opinion "Tenet" is an exciting film, but it is also not very captivating, it is not something that memorable at all. Nolan again uses his favorite resource, which is time and results in a film that fails to stand out within the filmography of this director, but still maintains the potential to be considered a cult work, I recommend