Director: Christopher Nolan
Screenplay: Christopher Nolan
Starring: John David Washington, Robert Pattinson, Elizabeth Debicki, Dimple Kapadia, Michael Caine, Kenneth Branagh
Running Time: 150 minutes
Genre: Thriller, science-fiction, spy
The Protagonist (Washington) is a secret agent who finds himself embroiled in a bizarre adventure involving weapons that are "chronologically inverted" meaning that they move backwards in time, and the effect comes before the cause. These weapons have the potential to destroy the world due to entropy.
This film has had a difficult road to the screen, despite being one of 2020's most anticipated films, having been delayed three times due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Is it worth the wait? Yes and no. Tenet is almost textbook Nolan, for better and worse. It features some incredible action set pieces, and much of it is really exciting, it also has some great performances, with John David Washington, in particular, impressive as the suave super-spy. However the plot is extremely confusing and it is often hard to follow. You really need to keep your wits about you the entire time, there is not much humour, and the dialogue is full of complex exposition. It also has an air of coldness and detachment about the whole thing, which makes it hard to engage with the characters. It is still worth seeing, though, because when it is good, it is very very good, and there are times when it is an extremely exciting, complex thriller.
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