Boosted by the “Barbenheimer” viral phenomenon, Christopher Nolan’s “Oppenheimer” should clear $80 million this weekend, maybe more. Nolan’s latest opus is a movie event for cinephiles worldwide, but did it live up to the hype? It’s certainly a challenging film, a 180-minute film about men talking science in rooms, but it’s also elaborately constructed and with a handful of strong performances. You can read my review here. The film has an impressive 89 on Metacritic with Oscar buzz raging for the film, Nolan, Cillian Murphy and Robert Downey Jr. Now it’s time for our readers to chime in with their thoughts.
This is the adaptation of the nonfiction book by Dan Schilling and Lori Longfritz. It wrapped production in February and has been in post-production ever since. The film test-screened a few months ago.