douglaspweaver

I am a fan of Clint Eastwood's movies and his craft in telling a story. For the opening 10-15 minutes I had a sinking feeling that I might be disappointed for the first time but the characters slowly fell into sync and took me along with them. When all seems lost a cowboy tough guy finds meaning in life while he still has a chance to enjoy it . It has a real western tale of redemption about it but in a slightly alternate setting . Some fun ,some great music and some poignant moments all add up to an enjoyable few hours .

On first viewing I will agree with many that the movie is a little difficult to follow . It's a demanding watch on plenty of levels . Where Interstellar and Inception both spent plenty of time throughout the film introducing the science behind it all Tenet ignores it , mostly . They do spell out the concept in a couple of brief scenes but then abandon any science in favour of action .There is plenty of relentless high voltage action if that's your thing and some genuine stunt work was great to see but it all becomes a little pointless if you don't really understand why it's all happening .If you don't like it really loud take some ear plugs . The score is thundering but a little overused for my liking . It is accomplished and brilliant film making but my first impressions were that I just didn't enjoy it as much as some of his previous films . I'll start with a 7 but I believe it has the potential to grow on me . It is a visual treat that's for sure .

It requires you to turn a blind eye to inconsistent and illogical behaviour . There's little in the way of character development apart from the main detectives so I didn't really get to like any of the characters enough to care about what was happening to them . I found the music a bit generic and the editing and over use of it pretty irritating . That alone spoiled it for me most of the time . Good cast with some good moments , just not very watchable for me .