Atom User Reviews for Tenet
Cool movie. Had no desire to think hard enough to figure out what was going on. This movie is spoiler proof.
Tenet was amazing! I thought I knew what to expect going in but I was completely blown away! When and how I expected things to be wasn’t. Instead, it was so much better!
awful movie. walked out before ending!
Best movie in years!
Great Movie John David Washington is a star 🌟
very hard to follow.
I personally think this is one of the most misunderstood movies of all time. This film was expected to single handedly carry the theater industry on its back and raise it from the dead. It was expected to do this by resembling that of inception. This film is not inception, it is yet again an extremely original story with a mind bending scientific overlay. This film is not meant to be seen once and judged. This is art, it requires time (no pun intended) to process and ponder. Upon my third viewing finally realized how much I truly love this film. Yes the sound mixing is off. But the minor defect of the sound mixing pales into comparison ti the positives generated from the score, storyline, science, and characterization (yes characterization) of the movie. Come a few years from now, we will all be thanking tenet for being bold and willing to save theaters, revitalize true and original cinema, and make science nerds like me sit on the edge of our seats with a smile from ear to ear.
Got to the movie late but left before it started
need to see twice. One of the best car chase scenes I ever saw. Great fight scenes.
Sound effects were loud in parts, drowning out the actors speaking and the music soundtrack. Overall great movie!
Very confusing plot but interesting!
MUST WATCH
This movie is so so so goodd. Likkk no 🧢
Very intriguing story, amazing score, most adept casting, and elegant set pieces. Only various flavoring from C. Nolan's previous films, but just enough to still stand on its own.
Ultra exciting
Movie really dragged after an hour made me want to leave the theatre first Christopher Nolan film that I don’t like
I will eventually see it and then give a fair honest review.
Twists and turns throughout. Might have to see again to ease my confusion, loved it though
This movie is definitely in my Top 5 now. This is my first time writing a review for a movie. That’s how good it is, just go watch it! What are you waiting for!
Worth 2 watches. Complex plot is resolved satisfyingly and beautifully by the end.
Great movie. Gave me chills at the end.
Amazing ! Must watch !!!
Way over my head. Needed subtitles because I couldn’t understand what they were saying.
I loved this movie Christopher Nolan did a awesome job.
This movie will not be for everyone, but I very much enjoyed it. Tenet requires a lot of observation and thought. Probably multiple viewings to appreciate it.
Definitely a Christopher Nolan plot, a bit confusing, hard to understand the speech of characters over music and special effects. Accepting certain things without much explanation is a must, then story comes together piece by piece as the movie ends.
The story is very intellectual. Mix in a little bit a time travel paradox and some good action. A good movie.
Will see again!
Some parts seem confusing if you lose focus at any point but they do a nice job of circling back to fill in the blanks
Maximum Nolan. The story leaves you sprinting to keep up, and the payoff is nice.
I’ve seen it twice already! Love this movie
Interesting movie.
Movie was so dam stupid!!! No nook nooky for me.. thanks 🙋🏽👍👍
You have to watch twice to understand
It was loud making it hard to hear the dialogue and it was confusing. Visually it was cool but really just an ok film.
The movie was enthralling. Great villian! Great protagonist! Loved Robert Pattinson's character!
This movie is fast paced, action packed, and very abstract. By the end of it, your brain will hurt, but in a good way. My husband and I were amazed by this movie. Definitely a must see! And we will be going to see it again to understand more!
As an action film, it’s a good recommendation. As a Christopher Nolan movie, it’s one of his weakest
Plot was weirrd ... still don’t know what I watched
I didnt understand a single thing but i liked it
Sucks
Upon 2nd viewing became my favorite Christopher Nolan film. So many things I missed the 1st viewing became apparent in the 2nd and then everything hit me at once. This is incredibly well written and a cinematic masterpiece. I saw this in IMAX instead of dolby. Great thought provoking film. Loved it! its insanely mind bending i warn you
Shouldn’t have to think so much to figure out a movie
Confusing
This Movie will blow your mind! Christopher Nolan has taken this movie to the next level! You'll be thinking about this movie for days! There are so many details you miss the first time we've already seen it twice & will definitely own it as soon as it's available!
It’s great, but just too much.
Have to watch it at least twice, typical Nolan flick.
I love Christopher Nolan films and his play on time. The script was intelligent making this fim a new age must see science fiction story.
Good music choice
pay attention to every word.
Metacritic
Once again seizing control of the medium, Nolan attempts to alter the fabric of reality, or at least blow the roof off the multiplexes. Big, bold, baffling and bonkers.

No other artform could quite present such a collision of time, place, idea and emotion, and it’s clear that Nolan’s pure intent is to give us the utmost of what this medium can uniquely provide. At its best this is a ride that manages to be viscerally thrilling while still being emotionally and intellectually engaging, all in ways that are truly, uniquely cinematic. In other words, say what you will about the tenets of Tenet, at least it has an ethos.
What kind of picture is it? Big, certainly: IMAX-scaled, and a hefty 150 minutes even after a visibly ruthless edit. It’s clever, too — yes, the palindromic title has some narrative correlation — albeit in an exhausting, rather joyless way. As second comings go, Tenet is like witnessing a Sermon on the Mount preached by a savior who speaks exclusively in dour, drawn-out riddles. Any awe is flattened by follow-up questions.