As a biopic, I found this quite engaging, if a bit overlong. As a Christopher Nolan film, it felt very safe, but gorgeously done. Perhaps the hype set the bar too high? That being said, this film is chock full of standout performances by a cast of amazing individuals. Murphy turned in a fully realized effort as the titular character, and he was surrounded by performers knocking it out of the park. I had hoped for a bit more moral wrestling with what they created, but the scenes where it was permeating the goings on did hit. This is obviously worth the time you'll invest to watch it, but it was not quite the masterpiece it may have been talked up to be.
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As a biopic, I found this quite engaging, if a bit overlong. As a Christopher Nolan film, it felt very safe, but gorgeously done. Perhaps the hype set the bar too high? That being said, this film is chock full of standout performances by a cast of amazing individuals. Murphy turned in a fully realized effort as the titular character, and he was surrounded by performers knocking it out of the park. I had hoped for a bit more moral wrestling with what they created, but the scenes where it was permeating the goings on did hit. This is obviously worth the time you'll invest to watch it, but it was not quite the masterpiece it may have been talked up to be.