It was to have been the sci-fi action-epic of the spring—and then the summer…
But like so many other 2020 tentpole titles “TENET” was pushed back on Warner Brothers’ release schedule to coincide with the ever fluid state of the world’s pandemic and its effect on national, regional and local health advisories.
Give credit where credit is due.
Unlike other film distributors who took their summer titles to premium streaming platforms—or moved them way into the future—Warner Bros. finally settled on this Labor Day weekend for their domestic release of director Christopher Nolan’s 2.5 hour long spectacle and kept its release exclusively to the theater experience!
What to expect?
As with most of Nolan’s films expect the unexpected—and in a massive cinematic way tailored for the BIG SCREEN.
(Think back to 2010’s “INCEPTION”, his film within a dream. Or was it the other way around?)
With “TENET” we are served up another dose of the innovative filmmaker’s dimension-bending sci-fi thrills. And all in the realm of inversion and high-octane time zone jumping travel/reality.
So pay close attention as the film rapidly bounces within elements of time and could otherwise leave you behind.
A mirror on what the world is going through today?
Some may see it that way. Others could be left scratching their heads.
As for the actual storyline, I’ll leave that to your own interpretation, but here’s a hint:
“Armed with only one word, Tenet, and fighting for the survival of the entire world….this is a mission beyond real time……”
Suffice it to say, its producer, writer and director Christopher Nolan serves up another visually breathtaking thriller that will leave audiences discussing it long after leaving the theater.
Will it cure the ails of today’s worldwide movie exhibitors?
Probably not.
But it’s the biggest thing to hit movie screens since the coronavirus unhinged the industry.
Welcome to “TENET” co-starring John David Washington, Robert Pattinson and Elizabeth Debicki.
New this Labor Day weekend – in theaters only – everywhere.
Rated PG-13.
