Vance Lovett

Oppenheimer: Self-Important & Lacking Depth I’m not a Nolan fanatic, but his other movies have always seemed to work, thrilling and captivating me the whole way through. I had high expectations for Oppenheimer, as the subject matter and opportunity for depth is so great. The emotional moments were overwritten and oversold, and “witty” moments unearned. This felt to be neither the genre nor subject matter that Nolan is best suited for. Cillian’s performance was captivating in between overacted scenes littered with (hard to keep track of) A-listers who trusted the tame & bland vision of a genius director.

This was a favorite and go-to for me and my siblings when we were pepinos. It’s not supposed to be smart, it’s not supposed to be a critical hit. It only casts its magic on those who still have the heart of a child. And if you don’t like it you big grinch you can always go watch Citizen Kane