This time he has tackled another major topic in this biopic about J. Robert Oppenheimer, “the father of the atomic bomb”, portrayed by Cillian Murphy. The script, the acting (Robert Downey Jr., Matt Damon, Emily Blunt) and the special effects that relay the enormity of the atom bomb (especially in an IMAX version, mercifully without 3D glasses) are brilliant. This is a big film, culminating with the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, which resulted in some 200,000 plus deaths. Superb **** Very Good *** Good ** Mediocre * Miserable – no starsBy NeptuneNeptune Ravar Ingwersen reviews film extensively for publications in Switzerland. She views 4 to 8 films a week and her aim is to sort the wheat from the chaff for readers.

Source: Le News July 21, 2023 21:28 UTC