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Is it really as great as most people say it is?


Cheers.

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No. I just watched it today for the first time and felt it was an hour too long. After they detonated that shit and Oppenheimer showed his regret I was ready for it to be over. Instead the movie drags on for another long, uninteresting, grueling hour.

4/10 only because it had nice production value.

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No, its not very good! Way too pretentious.

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It's a masterpiece. Don't listen to the squares.

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It is very good but not without its flaws. I do believe it’s slightly overlong and could have been edited down a bit. A stronger focus on Oppenheimer and the development of the bomb, and less time devoted to the petty rivalry between him and Strauss would have been ideal.

While I would not consider it the “masterpiece” that others are, it’s definitely worth watching and deciding for yourself.

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The Day After Trinity was way better.

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1989's Fat Man and Little Boy was way worse.

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Biographies are difficult.

*The negative*

It was too A.D.D. for my taste, kept jumping around timelines for what seem like every 5 minutes.

The dialogue was also not really natural, focusing on getting in a "zinger" within the 3min scene timeframe than off the the next scene.

Music background played over most all dialogue in the film (like 90%+), this annoys me to no end, older movies just didn't have that much music.


*The positive*

The acting performances were first rate.

Good movie to watch for history buffs like me.

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"It was too A.D.D. for my taste, kept jumping around timelines for what seem like every 5 minutes.

The dialogue was also not really natural, focusing on getting in a "zinger" within the 3min scene timeframe than off the the next scene.

Music background played over most all dialogue in the film (like 90%+), this annoys me to no end, older movies just didn't have that much music."

I completely agree. I feel all of Nolan's movies are like this.

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