I came into Oppenheimer expecting greatness. Christopher Nolan is a praised director, and while I'm not some super fan, I have liked the films of his I have seen. That and we had some amazing actors: Robert Downey Jr., Cillian Murphy, Josh Peck, Jack Quaid, what could go wrong? Well...

The acting was great, don't get me wrong. Robert Downey Jr. Had one of the best acting performances of the year, and honestly, he stole the show. However, we were subjected to 3 hours of a bland movie that pretends to be more than it is. It feels that the crew thought they were making something cool and different with the non-linear storytelling and format, but it really just came off as sloppy.

While it definitely isn't the worst movie I have seen, it is definitely one of the most disappointing. Furthermore, 3 hours is way too much. I have nothing against long movies, but if the movie can't entertain me for an hour, I don't know how it expected to entertain me for three. What's a shame is that I feel that there could've been a good movie if it was condensed, but they really just missed the mark.

Overall, I am disappointed and it is definitely one of the weaker films I have seen this year. I feel that right now, it will continue to get praise, but as the months go by and as more projects come out, it will be forgotten about and fall into the pool of mediocrity. There's no telling what will happen in the future, but I really don't see this movie receiving any love in the future. There's movies I don't like, but I can see the appeal. However, with Oppenheimer, I just can't, and I really want to see it too.