Overview
The story of J. Robert Oppenheimer's role in the development of the atomic bomb during World War II.
There are two things stand out about this movie. First, I can’t imagine any other actor other than Cillian Murphy pulling this off. He is just so…. believable. He completely blended into the role, and I have to imagine that if he did not nail the role then this would have been a lesser movie. The second thing is the direction. This is a story that had to have been hard to tell because it is a rather talkie-like drama. Nolan’s storytelling walked a very fine line, and the result was something truly special. It was easily in my top five of the year.
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Movie title: Oppenheimer
Movie description: The story of J. Robert Oppenheimer's role in the development of the atomic bomb during World War II.
Date published: 2023-12-15
Director(s): Christopher Nolan
Actor(s): Cillian Murphy, Emily Blunt, Matt Damon, Robert Downey Jr., Florence Pugh, Josh Hartnett, Casey Affleck, Rami Malek, Kenneth Branagh, Benny Safdie, Jason Clarke, Dylan Arnold, Tom Conti, James D'Arcy, David Dastmalchian, Dane DeHaan, Alden Ehrenreich, Tony Goldwyn, Jefferson Hall, David Krumholtz, Matthew Modine, Scott Grimes, Kurt Koehler, John Gowans, Macon Blair, Harry Groener, Gregory Jbara, Ted King, Tim DeKay, Steven Houska, Petrie Willink, Matthias Schweighöfer, Alex Wolff, Josh Zuckerman, Rory Keane, Michael Angarano, Emma Dumont, Sadie Stratton, Britt Kyle, Guy Burnet, Tom Jenkins, Louise Lombard, Michael Andrew Baker, Jeff Hephner, Olli Haaskivi, David Rysdahl, Josh Peck, Jack Quaid, Brett DelBuono, Gustaf Skarsgård, James Urbaniak, Trond Fausa Aurvåg, Devon Bostick, Danny Deferrari, Christopher Denham, Jessica Erin Martin, Ronald Auguste, Máté Haumann, Olivia Thirlby, Jack Cutmore-Scott, Harrison Gilbertson, James Remar, Will Roberts, Pat Skipper, Steve Coulter, Jeremy John Wells, Sean Avery, Adam Kroeger, Drew Kenney, Bryce Johnson, Flora Nolan, Kerry Westcott, Christina Hogue, Clay Bunker, Tyler Beardsley, Maria Teresa Zuppetta, Kate French, Gary Oldman, Hap Lawrence, Meg Schimelpfenig, Matt Snead, Troy Bronson, Joe Russo, Andrew Bursiaga
Genre: Drama, History
My Review
There are two things stand out about this movie. First, I can’t imagine any other actor other than Cillian Murphy pulling this off. He is just so…. believable. He completely blended into the role, and I have to imagine that if he did not nail the role then this would have been a lesser movie. The second thing is the direction. This is a story that had to have been hard to tell because it is a rather talkie-like drama. Nolan’s storytelling walked a very fine line, and the result was something truly special. It was easily in my top five of the year.
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My Review - 9/10
9/10