Posted on 07/07/2026 2:38:56 PM PDT by MinorityRepublican
The Odyssey, Christopher Nolan’s three-hour version of Homer’s epic poem, world premiered in London on Monday night, and critics who saw the film there and at early screenings in the US have been sharing their takes on one of the year’s most hotly anticipated films.
“Christopher Nolan’s Odyssey is a colossal origin-myth story of postwar disillusion and a loss of innocence witnessed by the dead,” wrote the Guardian’s Peter Bradshaw, ahead of the reviews embargo lifting next Wednesday and next Friday’s worldwide release.
IndieWire editor-at-large Anne Thompson called the film the best picture contender to beat, and added that Matt Damon “could win best actor”. “My high expectations were met,” she added, calling the film “stunningly mounted”.
Multiple pundits described the film as “flawless” and “breathtaking”, with others singling out Robert Pattinson’s villainous Antinous for particular praise.
Erik Davis called the film “an absolute triumph and a crowning cinematic achievement from one of the great film-makers of our time. It feels like everything Nolan has been working toward with Imax has culminated here.” The film was shot entirely using large-format Imax film cameras, although it will also be screened in non-Imax cinemas.
“The production design is incredible,” continued Davis, “the action is breathtaking, and the scale is unlike anything he’s done before. What really surprised me is how much he embraces horror. Some of the film’s biggest moments are genuinely unsettling, adding a whole new dimension to his film-making while never losing sight of the humanity at the story’s core.”
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A poor choice for Achilles.
But that’s not an issue in this mivie.
“ Interstellar sucked”
Had that whispering idiot McConaHey in it. That guy is a dufus!
Yea, that movie sucked big time!
Reading the articles before commenting, seeing the movie before commenting - it’s all the same.
Except for those that post a link to a video with little more than “Watch this”.
So I have been advised.
Yeah. Jesse Eisenberg another giant miscast. Although he’s not as reprehensible a human as Miller. Vince Vaughan would have been great. Just enough sarcastic humor to pull it off.
Why the big deal over a Honda Minivan?
It’s got four wheels and an engine.
Did they put a turbo on it or something?
Now THAT is funny!
What’s so special about Christopher Nyland’s Honda?
Did he put flames on the sides?
You can’t have a cool Minivan unless it’s got flames on the side.
You fell for the rage bait.
Wouldn’t it be more like, “Deshaniqu’la’queef”?
That I can believe.
When I thought Page was playing Achilles I thought it was ridiculous. But Sinon is selected as a mole to let himself get captured and then trick the Trojans. It makes sense that they would pick their wimpiest most unassuming soldier for that.
It checks all the DEI blocks so of course it’s awesome.
My comment on it was concerning the language the critic used. You understand it, so explain it in plain words. I’ve seen your belittling posts before, so flame on.
“There is more Greek in the yogurt in my fridge than in this movie”
I got tired of the time travel. They over did it.
Some freepers regard actually watching the movie as a violation of code, almost as bad as reading a linked article before commenting.
But to earn the coveted Sphinx’s Cinephile Badge, yeah ... ya gotta watch the movie first.
Generic criticisms (or praise) for an actor or director is a different matter. But there again, it’s good to have at least some actual knowledge of what one is talking about.
Lol! Shes making the circuit calling Homer a misogynist
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