Yep, a quality film.

<em>'Oppenheimer'</em> lived up to the billing to me. Not that that was ever really in any doubt, with Christopher Nolan at the helm and Cillian Murphy in lead alongside all the acclaim that I have seen this receive since its 2023 release. The near 3hr run time is no problem whatsoever, despite more talk than anything else the film simply doesn't hold any slow/uninteresting moments - 'tis all fascinating.

Ever since I found out about his casting I knew Murphy would deliver a sensational performance and that's exactly what he produces here, which is not even a tiny bit surprising - anyone who has seen television's <em>'<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peaky_Blinders_(TV_series)" rel="nofollow">Peaky Blinders</a>'</em>, for one, would know that. Loved every single second of him onscreen.

As for the rest of the cast, where do you start?! Emily Blunt is impressive, again not a shock as I'm a fan of her from other things - shoutout <em>'<a href="https://letterboxd.com/film/the-adjustment-bureau/" rel="nofollow">The Adjustment Bureau</a>'</em>. Matt Damon stars alongside Blunt in that aforementioned great flick, he himself is very good in this. Robert Downey Jr. shows quality too. All others have much less screentime but do a fair bit with it, for example Jason Clarke and Florence Pugh.

It was impossible not to be fully engrossed in this, at least for me. It is not my favourite Nolan movie, <em>'<a href="https://letterboxd.com/film/inception/" rel="nofollow">Inception</a>'</em> and <em>'<a href="https://letterboxd.com/film/interstellar/" rel="nofollow">Interstellar</a>'</em> surpass but to be honest it's the definition of splitting hairs as his films are of such a high standard. For example, <em>'<a href="https://letterboxd.com/film/dunkirk-2017/" rel="nofollow">Dunkirk</a>'</em> and <em>'<a href="https://letterboxd.com/film/tenet/" rel="nofollow">Tenet</a>'</em> move me less but are still ones I rate highly.

Final words on this: Watch it if you get the opportunity. One of the big 'uns!