Nolan's Odyssey Premieres to 'Absolute Triumph' Reviews
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- Christopher Nolan's three-hour Odyssey world premiered in London on Monday, with reviews embargoed until next Wednesday ahead of the film's worldwide release next Friday.
- The Guardian's Peter Bradshaw called the film 'a colossal origin-myth story of postwar disillusion and a loss of innocence witnessed by the dead.'
- IndieWire's Anne Thompson named the film the 'best picture contender to beat' and said Matt Damon 'could win best actor,' while Erik Davis called it 'an absolute triumph and a crowning cinematic achievement.'
- Robert Pattinson's villainous Antinous drew particular praise, with Davis saying the performance 'absolutely stole the show' for being 'so conniving, manipulative and endlessly entertaining.'
- The film was shot entirely using large-format Imax film cameras, though it will also screen in non-Imax cinemas, and has an estimated $250m budget requiring roughly $500m to break even.
- IndieWire's David Ehrlich offered a rare note of caution, calling the film 'too clunky to be S-tier Nolan' but adding 'the last act rewards the journey.'
Why it matters: With a $250m budget and a roughly $500m break-even threshold, the film's commercial fate depends on sustained audience turnout — and early buzz positions it as the best-picture frontrunner alongside potential best-actor traction for Matt Damon, though one prominent IndieWire critic's 'too clunky' caveat is the only speed bump in an otherwise unanimous chorus.
