In trueChristopher Nolanfashion,Oppenheimeris alotof movie.
The results were terrifying.
The answers are depressing.
Strauss connection to Oppenheimer gradually becomes clearer as the film moves along.
But those should not be prerequisites for viewing the movie on its own.
On every other level, however, this is as magnificent a production as one can imagine.
Much of his cast also deserves kudos.
Others, however, like Benny Safdie as Teller, struggle with their accents and presence.
Like the enigmatic figure at its center, its complicated to a fault.
Oppenheimeropens in theaters Friday, July 21.
Rating:
3.5 out of 5
