T E N E T I N V E R S I O N T H E R A P Y

                  

A Backlash is a backlash and generally when that involves cinema then the backlash starts before a film is even released. This was the case with Christopher Nolan and Tenet. The blockbuster with brains that was supposed to repopulate cinemas.

"is Nolan all that?', "yeah but Nolan films lack emotion don't they?", "can anyone understand the plot?". These were some common mitigations for the backlashers and the answer to all those questions is an emphatic "don't be ridiculous!"

Tenet is a fantastic movie, its so unabashedly brilliant that any flaws in it can be accepted like a tiny bit of sediment in a delicious pint of ale. Its therapy for those that have missed the big screen experience; its food for the starved.

Tenet is Nolan dialling up many elements to 11. It's touchstones  are Craig era James Bond, Mission Impossible, Heat and even Starship Troopers, but they are assimilated into Nolan's unique world view: one that is obsessed with time and space as his previous work shows. Hitchcock was known for exploring suspense and human nature and he is rightly lauded as being one of the very best film directors. Nolan has shared themes in his work too but let us not forget that his work covers many genres: Action, War,Period, Science Fiction, Superhero, Neo-Noir, Serial Killer and Mind Bending Thriller.

What makes Tenet so good? It's the fact that all the elements work perfectly together, The performances are very good and yes there's lots of exposition but, hey, this isn't a small arthouse movie after all. The Score by Ludwig Goransson is electrifying and adds tension (really high tension at times) and grandeur. Nolan's direction is seamless and the multiple plot twists and exemplary action sequences are extraordinarily well handled.

Where's the heart? the protagonists all have there own issues that they are dealing with and John David Washington is the 'Cary Grant North By NorthWest via Jason Bourne' of the piece. Washington to is both a lead with humanity and a bloody good action hero.Yes I like Tenet and I think Nolan is a very talented young British director. He's yet to make a bad film and Tenet is right up there with his best

Tenet was worth the trip back to the cinema. It was worth the anxiety and trepidation though some may not be ready to return to the Pictures (which is understandable) this is  a film that needs to be seen on the big screen. If there really was inversion  we would all be able to see it at the Cinema in an alternative time line but maybe it will find its biggest audience when its streams. That 52" TV may just be worth investing in after all.