Tenet

Tenet is an action packed drama following a CIA agent who is recruited into a covert government program called Tenet, whose end goal is to prevent World War III. The movie stars John David Washington and Robert Pattinson. 

The cinematography was very much within the writer and director, Christopher Nolan’s, wheelhouse. The way they were able to manipulate time in the film was unlike anything I had seen before. It was incredibly visually stunning with Inception-like vibes.

The acting was great from the entire cast, with a lot of familiar faces including one of Nolan’s favorite repeat actors, Michael Caine. John David Washington was quite the leading man. He carried this movie well. He brought a strong presence and polish throughout and also had some descent fight sequences. Robert Pattinson was a nice addition to the cast as well. He was illusive and cunning in his sidekick role. Once again Pattinson brought something different to the screen. He has been quite impressive as of late with his movie selections. He’s come a long way since his 2008 breakout role in Twilight.

Where the movie lost me was in the plot. It was hard to follow and I’m not sure if it was because of the conversations around the complexity of the time manipulation and travel, and perhaps requires another look, or because it just didn’t make any sense. At this time I'm going to go with the former and because it was so interesting, I will run this movie back to figure out this riddle.