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.”
(Excerpt) Read more at theguardian.com ...
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If the critics adore a film, you automatically know that it’s a total piece of hard leftist propaganda trash, because those are the only kind of movies they love ... best to find out what The Critical Drinker thinks about a movie ...
“Why can’t critics just speak plain English?!”
because then you couldn’t tell that that were critics ... if you want critic who speaks plain English [well kinda English], then tune in to the Critical Drinker ...
Does the color matter?
Do the person play the part competently?
I will guess that does NOT include marketing.
I saw my first USA ad yesterday.
USA and UK Release Date - July 17
Premier in London - July 6
Biggest bomb since Heaven’s Gate.
The face that launched a thousand stolen bicycles.
Why does the color matter?
Is the actress competent? Is
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AyIZ9tiiN8I
the comment section is still open on that one, and they are BRUTAL!
Maybe the movie is good. No idea.
The Guardian- crafting reality in a theater near you.
Competent at playing the most beautiful white woman? no.
I wonder who’s standing out more; Ms Achilles or Helen of Nigeria?
I smell payola.
The Guardian criticized previous Nolan films for being too white
Now they are praising this one. Someone bent the knee here and it ain’t The Guardian.
“ “Christopher Nolan’s Odyssey is a colossal origin-myth story of postwar disillusion and a loss of innocence witnessed by the dead.”. What the hell does that even mean? Why can’t critics just speak plain English?!”
Read the odyssey. You’ll be among the very few here who have.
“ because the woke remake is getting absolutely torched.”
It is not. It’s not even out yet
Read it over 50 years ago, but don’t remember all of it.
Yup.
Nerdrotic, Drinker, Disparu, WDW Pro will all make hay with this.
The cinematic train wreck will be far more fun to watch than the movie.
“ Does the color matter?”
No. It does not. And not for this
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