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I am a big Nolan and Sci-Fi fan, and there's no question serious effort went into this movie. No question, the visuals were great, the acting was great, but the editing, PLOT and over-all effect was simply unsatisfying.

The plot is full of discontinuity and random plot elements, and the main time reversal issue is never adequately explained, resolved or identified, and even the cryptic "Tenet" keyword never seems to appear outside of the trailer cuts. The most annoying aspect was the often incomprehensible audio, due to masks and bad editing, that made many key moments a total mystery.

The plot is also littered with bad science of every possible kind, random statements that simply make no real sense (even using the odd time scenario) , and when viewed as ongoing story make you stop and say, how did we ever get HERE? The gun and bullet demonstration really sticks in my mind as total and complete cinematic plot garbage.

I don't doubt this could have been a masterful movie, but unlike Memento or Inception, the script and story continuity were simply not up to the complex story task. The one word that sticks in my mind about this movie is disappointing. After the long delay, i really expected something a lot better than this. Maybe a later edit will fix this, but it certainly doesn't need to get any longer.

Yes, some of it will seem familiar to other movies, but what movie today can possibly avoid this? The cast was great, the visuals were really well done (phooey to those who were so jaded they had to throw shade on the graphics), and I enjoyed the movie, it is clearly popcorn-worthy.

The weak points are all tied to the plot (especially from the villain's perspective) which does not get well set up initially unless you are riveted to the screen, and which frankly could have stood some significant backstory fill in to make it more credible. However, I did understand it, and enjoyed it,but just felt that with a bit of effort, it could have been a 9.

still worth the trip to the theater, IMHO.

While I don't doubt there are some mild inaccuracies in this film, it does a wonderful job of showing the courage of the men involved, and the high role fate, bad decisions and chance played in our history. I am not normally a big historical war movie fan, but this was an exceptionally good film that really highlights how close our history came to being much different.

Incredibly well done, and full of great moments, it is a surprisingly good story that covers the characters that form the core of this story, and gives some good insight into the key events and how important they were. Note the importance China had in this story that is almost unknown here.

Very popcorn-worthy, and highly recommended.