I did really feel the length in the final hour, though, and maybe I wish that final act had been more of an extended epilogue, rather than a whole third of the movie. It also manages to have some very suspenseful moments, even though its story is commonly known history at this point. There's one sequence in here involving a speech that's particularly terrifying. The film's at its best when it focuses on being a psychological thriller featuring a famous historical figure, and at one point, it even turns into a psychological horror film. Every performance is good to great, but the film belongs to Cillian Murphy, and I feel like he's the lead actor to beat at this stage, if we're talking (early) awards consideration. It looks and sounds as amazing as you'd expect, feeling as though it accurately captures the time period it's set in, and containing amazing sound design and one of the year's best scores so far. But in many ways, I can't deny it was an exceptionally well made one.

That being said, I don't feel the need to rush out and see it again too soon, because it was a long and exhausting film. I know with Christopher Nolan's Dunkirk, that clicked on a second watch, so maybe Oppenheimer will need one too. but it's that fact that stops me from adoring the entire thing.

I feel like I loved two of its three hours, and liked the other hour.

One of the most anticipated films of the year for many people, myself included, Oppenheimer largely delivers.

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