Tenet was fun, yeah — but it didn’t hit anywhere near the level of Inception. Nolan clearly wanted to melt brains again, and while I was entertained, half the time I felt like I was being force-fed information and all I could think of was “fuck writing a review for this madness”.
Plot / Concept
Time inversion. Sounds clever, but let’s be real — it’s just time travel with extra bullshit. And we all know time travel comes with holes you could drive a tank through. Nolan tried to patch it with “theory” and smug exposition, but theory doesn’t mean it fucking works. The more you think about it, the more it crumbles, which makes the whole concept feel like a magician waving his hands and hoping you don’t notice the strings. It just lacks scientific plausibility, paradoxes man.
What Worked
- Some seriously intense scenes — Nolan still knows how to shoot chaos that slaps.
- The reversed action was slick. Watching shit unfold backwards and catching the details you missed was clever as hell.
- The sheer ambition. He swung for the fences — even if he knocked the bat out of his own hands.
What Didn’t
- The concept. Big, bold, and ultimately bullshit.
- Emotional impact = zero. I wasn’t invested in anyone, I was just dazzled by the spectacle. The female lead was intolerable regarding her child. We get it, you’re a mother.
- Nolan explaining his own nonsense like a lecturer who’s making it up as he goes along.
Verdict
Tenet is like being handed a Rubik’s Cube with missing stickers. It looks impressive, it’s flashy as fuck, but once you try to solve it you realize it’s broken. Still, worth a watch if you like explosions with a side of headache.
Rating: 3/5 – Ambitious, stylish, but ultimately a glorious mess.
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