Allen Swerdlowe

A long, hot and confused mess. Intersecting and very confused story lines. Some written in stream of consciousness, others in narrative. No beginning, middle and end. Poorly written dialog delivered by excellent actors. Needs an editor and edit. As well as a master's degree in that period's history. What is this film about? The development of the atomic bomb? The consciousness of the bomb makers? Japan? WW2? Communism and the red scare? Los Alamos and Trinity sites? Patriotism? All of the above as well as a few other themes? Just the power of visiting the closed Trinity site, touching the stone monument, running one's hands over the embedded and radioactive glass beads, the beauty and monumental quality of the site is not displayed here. I know. I've been there twice. The most intriguing moment of the film comes at the very end, when, out of nowhere, JFK is tied to the plot's resolution. Really????!!! Watch MSNBC's Oppenheimer documentary first and then this hot mess second, third and fourth! Good luck.