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This is my favorite movie of the year. It’s genuinely an incredible experience from beginning to end. Everything from Nolan’s non-linear storytelling to the cast’s performances, the music, cinematography, and the mythical creatures and locations were all at the top of their game. My favorite sequence was probably the final battle, but there are so many incredible moments that it’s hard to pick just one. My only complaint is that the first 30 minutes are a little slow, but once the movie gets going, it flows perfectly for the rest of its runtime. God, this is a great film. 10/10.

The odyssey is one of the best movies of the the year, in place of obsession, backrooms, and many other films

Fail absolutely fail. Фильм абсолютно разочаровал, тут всё не уровень Нолана.

I'm honestly shocked. I made an account for the first time ever just to voice this. This was really, really bad. So bad to the point that 30 minutes in I asked myself "is this a joke?" It felt like surely we were being trolled, and I still feel this way. There is no way that a bunch of professional filmmakers/industry people filmed & watched this movie back and thought it was good. I cannot believe it. From the poor casting decisions (idc about race/sex/gender I'm talking about pure acting performance for the characters) the underdeveloped storyline, the terrible dialogue. I can't praise anything about it and that's so disappointing because Christopher Nolan made two of my favorite movies of all time and I was really looking forward to this. I just cannot believe this is all they managed to do with the budget and resources they had. I'm utterly shocked. The fundamentals **** movie were lost in chasing optics, it seems.

As a standalone fantasy film it's uneven. As an adaptation of The Odyssey, it's deeply frustrating. Nolan's The Odyssey has moments of promise, but they're overshadowed by poor creative decisions. The production design—especially the armor, ships, and combat—looks artificial and constantly breaks immersion, while much of the cast struggles to deliver convincing performances. The movie also makes unnecessary changes to Homer's story, including the twin Helena subplot and key alterations to Odysseus's journey, weakening what made the original tale compelling. Its worldbuilding is inconsistent, removing the gods while still relying on supernatural events tied to them, and its portrayal of Odysseus as guilty over winning the Trojan War feels like a modern reinterpretation that misses the essence of the character. In the end, despite a few strong moments, it's a disappointing adaptation that sacrifices coherence and the spirit of the source material.

在国内应该会受到文化差异的影响，水土不服，最终评价可能会和《信条》差不多。我个人是不怎么了解希腊神话、荷马史诗这些西方文学作品的，片中那些人物名字看起来是真的累，但故事本身还是比较简单，讲法也是诺兰的老一套，为了视觉奇观去看也是值得的。

Cinematically beautiful but with some horrible acting and casting, and im not talking about the woke controversy as i could care less- just the acting was bad, but as I said a visual masterpiece.

THE Nolan film, absolutely stunning piece of cinema. Tom Holland could have been replaced in favor for somebody less known, but still a strong performance.

An amazing movie that did a great job staying true to the original story. Obviously with some cuts. The casting drama was way overhyped and nothing felt forced or out of place for "political" reasons. Just a great story, action, and a satisfying ending.

Es una superproducción que debió tener otro nombre. No respeta la obra original de Homero, no respeta la adaptación feminista de Emily Wilson a la que dice tener de base, no respeta a los griegos, no respeta la historia de la época en que se basa, no respeta al personaje principal Odiseo, no respeta a Helena de Troya, elimina sólo a los dioses masculinos, moderniza el tono y el lenguaje, añade personajes inexistentes en la obra para hacer chek a las casillas de inclusión, no respeta nada con tal de ser elegible a los Oscar. No es un producto pensando en el publico, es un producto pensando en los activistas que dan premios y analisis positivos en la prensa oficial.

What always fascinates me about Christopher Nolan is his ability to take any subject and handle it brilliantly. I went to the cinema expecting it to be a cracker, and it certainly was. I really enjoyed it. I was very pleasantly surprised by the soundtrack, which was absolutely brilliant in places, so I’d like to tip my hat to the brilliant Ludwig Göransson. The film was brilliant. It’s quite long and probably won’t be to everyone’s taste. There isn’t much action. But it really drew me in and I was entertained the whole time. The ending is probably the strongest part. Here and there, the sheer number of names or the disjointed plot – which isn’t told chronologically – might be a bit confusing. In any case, I thought it was a brilliant film and I’m very satisfied.

I'm already tired of the story and the terrible cast. People need to wake up! You only need to follow the original source and make the characters beautiful or not, only if it says so in the work!

I think the world went crazy. This movie is absolute garbage from all standpoints. Cinematography, plot, acting. Facepalm.

Breathtaking visuals, sound design, and soundtrack meet mediocre, stilted dialogue and blizzard editing choices. Christopher Nolan is the monkey's paw

Even at early three hours in length it felt like some storylines concluded a little too quickly, but The Odyssey is an epic piece of filmmaking the likes of which we rarely see these days, and it’s throughly entertaining from start to finish.

Great experience in IMAX 70mm. Loved it! Matt Damon is amazing here!! This is Nolan's best since the Dark Knight ️️

I really enjoyed the film. And then I found out there was a woman on the poster instead of a soldier. I must unfortunately cancel my Odyssey+ subscription. I will then buy more movie tickets to prevent others from seeing the movie.

Guess i saw a different film to clearly paid critics. A tedious pretentious slog of a film. Watching paint dry would be more appealing.

EPIC FAIL. It does not represent greek mythology. it was a waste of 3 hours

Un film che pretende di raccontare tratti dell'opera in maniera molto superficiale e stravolgendo **** come Ulisse

A great modern adaptation of the classic. How far are we going to go to achieve our goal? And are we ready to live with the consequences? A visual masterpiece with an amazing audio design.

This movie is an all time great, not completely without flaws… but the bots would have ya believe they are catastrophic problems rather than minor issues. It’s a masterpiece.

Christopher Nolan does something very interesting with his rendition of the legendary, epic poem. He posits, "What is Odysseus' greatest triumph was also his greatest failure?" It's an intriguing notion which is masterfully handled by a talented cast, enrapturing cinematography and a haunting score. Additionally, there was much pre-release consternation regarding the modern dialogue. Ultimately, this was not an issue. The speech was appreciately poetic but delivered with mostly North American accents. This is no different than the typical English accent that Hollywood frequently associates with the ancient, Western world. Both are equally anachronistic yet sufficient to convey the script to a Western audience.

173 minutes, and I didn’t check the time once. That’s rare, and honestly that’s most of the review right **** it perfect? No. There are a couple of stretches where Nolan’s need for everything to click into place works against a myth that was never supposed to be tidy. Homer left gaps on purpose. Nolan can’t always resist filling them. It’s a minor complaint sitting next to everything the film gets right, and it didn’t cost the movie anything with **** see this on the biggest screen your city has. Go this weekend if you haven’t already before people start talking about it and spoiling the beats that need to land cold. This is exactly the kind of thing theaters were built for, and we don’t get many of these anymore. Best movie I’ve seen this year. Not close. Full Review: ****/the-odyssey-2026-review/

Excellent epic that really picks up in the 2nd half and builds to one of the most best and most intense conclusions I've ever seen.

Epic filmmaking with a huge IMAX FILM, not digital camera in multiple international locations. Some solid performances. Kudos to the great Christopher Nolan for that, alone. I hope the film in will introduce Homer's oral epic poem, The Odyssey, to the blockbuster masses who've heeded all the marketing and critics' praises. What's MISSING from the film are the spicier usually 'Hollywood' elements that EXISTED in the epic poem from the 8th/7th century BCE, and which delayed Odysseus returning home to Penelope for 20 years: Sex (a lot of it with Circe and Calypso), The Gods (Odysseus was constantly pissing them off), etc, etc. etc. Finally, the film was TOO long. Cyclops episode was terrific, exciting and most of the encounters with the other 'monsters/temptations/obstacles' should have been about that long.

I want to begin by acknowledging the film’s overall quality, especially the visual quality of certain scenes and sets, although this level is not consistent throughout the entire movie. My criticism mainly concerns everything surrounding the story of **** someone like me, an Italian who was born and raised in the Mediterranean, Greek, Mycenaean, and Spartan history has been an important part of our education since primary and middle school. We grew up reading and hearing these myths, learning about their characters, events, and many of their details. This does not mean that we are experts, but it does mean that we are generally quite familiar with the world of ancient Greece and with the way its myths and stories have traditionally been **** this reason, I felt that the film lacked detail, both in major and minor aspects. I was not expecting to see every ordinary moment of Odysseus’ life, but I did expect more attention to the Greek cities, customs, traditions, environments, and especially the characters who are important not only in the Odyssey, but in Greek mythology as a **** film is missing the sense of epic grandeur that has always defined these stories in our imagination. It lacks memorable dialogue, it lacks magic, and above all, it lacks Greece itself. Odysseus never seems genuinely surprised by anything. He realizes that his journey is moving completely beyond any normal geographical or rational logic, yet he reacts to everything with an almost unnatural emotional distance.Overall, I found the film sterile and lacking the details that could have made it truly memorable. In 2026, with the technology available today, it should have been possible to portray antiquity and the world of Greek mythology with the same grandeur that generations of readers and viewers have always imagined.

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Epically average. IMAX was deployed as a gimmick not to enhance to storytelling. Performances were the weakest I've seen from any of those actors. Im struggling to understand why there is so much praise. But I suspect in time that will be toned back.

There are elements from The Odyssey I was disappointed to not see put to film, but regardless the movie is still excellent and visually stunning.

In his telling of The Odyssey, writer-director Christopher Nolan refashions an ancient and universal story into one of the most vibrant action movies in recent memory. Despite some minor flaws, the movie is a thrilling, soul-searching adventure like no other. Highly recommended. detroitcineaste

This movie is peak! I mean, sure, some choices are questionable sometimes, but Nolan does his best at his filmmaking achievement.

It should really have been called Christopher Nolan's: The Odyssey" and not The Odyssey. Nolan makes a lot of changes to the original plot of The Odyssey to the point where it's not the same plot anymore. The ending is completely changed, entire plot scenarios are left out and characters are both completely changed personality wise or even switched out with other unrelated characters. The reason I say all of this as a negative is that due to Europe and the USA's poor education systems, most people will now think they know the plot of The Odyssey, when this film isn't even close. Odysseus is completely different to how he is in the books, in the books he's charming and a bit cocky. In this film he's remorseful and regrets Troy. That's not even close to being the same character. The worse part of this film is the mix of worldwide accents. There's all sorts here, American, Canadian, English all using modern wording. It just doesn't work and they even drop the f bomb in this movie. There's a scene where a man of Indian decent with a Canadian accent says "we're Greeks from Ithaca" and I and a few others actually laughed out loud in the cinema. It broke the immersion that much. There's just so many other pointless changes that come from Nolan's lack of commitment to a direction. Nolan refused to use an orchestra because it didn't exist and insisted on filing in the ocean to be realistic, but then he goes and uses a Viking long ship (not invented in the age this would be set), has costumes that look nothing like what they would have ben wearing during this time period and the land scenes don't look Mediterranean. Note that I haven't even mentioned any of the culture war issues with this film. They're all there but they're the minor issues with the film. I think the thing to take a way from obvious race swaps is that they're early warning signed that the film/show/game are likely to have much bigger issues than this.

I genuinely cannot understand what everyone loves about this film. Taking it purely as a standalone film with no understanding of the original poem I found it to be a complete mess. The biggest issue is the dialogue. I'm not sure if the writers had debated using modern English or archaic English but it seems in their uncertainty what actually made it to screen were wooden statements which do not make a conversation, not helped by the clearly time-pressured editors cutting each sentance half a second too early. The pacing was all over the place also. Certain plot points were marched past at breakneck speed whilst others were unnecessary repeated for no good reason and felt as if they went nowhere. A lot of the time I asked myself what the point was. Certain things could have been completely cut out to give breathing room to others. The acting was incredibly wooden throughout with only 2 exceptions. The only redeeming quality to this incredible disappointment of a film was the amazing production values. It is visually and audibly stunning. This feels like a JJ Abrams film, not uo to Christopher Nolan's traditional standard.

Not enough blood and gore in battle sequences. The shots being fired from a bow are often confusing and clumsy because the faulty camera work keeps moving around too much which makes it difficult to see who got hit, and there's moments where its too dark to see where certain characters going to and from place to place, and so fourth. For a rated R historic mythology tale, it surprisingly feels very PG-13, if anything. There's not a whole lotta cursing and there's no sex scenes or nudity involved, either. The monsters look terrible and they aren't very threatening or intimidating for that matter which is ashame. Same with them constantly name dropping Zeus and Hades but they never actually showcase them in anyway whatsoever, which would've helped this movie a long way. Elliott Page got hit with two arrows came out looking ridiculously cartoony and he runs quite feminine, which was unintentionally funny. Matt Damon's main character being stranded onto a island alongside with Charlize Theron felt like an unscripted version outta Cast Away, just without the volleyball named Wilson. Travis Scott and Zendaya are both horribly miscast. They aren't used effectively which makes their presence quite distracting and unnecessary. John Leguizamo was soft spoken and there was moments where I couldn't understand what he was saying and it was almost like they dubbed his dialogue with Automated Dialogue Replacement (ADR). Tom Holland, great actor who lacks in combat experience and fighting choreography. When I saw him, all I could think was Spider-Man. Not a young prince heir trying to claim his rightful place as ruler. They should've gone with Timothe'e Chalamet instead, at least then, he would've been more believeable. The sound and score was way too loud and criminally overused which made the movie feel like a bloated, claustrophobic mess. It should've been used towards the very end, not throughout. Three hours, I'll never fully get back, and it took me right outta the movie because of it's unnecessarily way too long running time, and the flashbacks should've been the first chapter which would've been a more satisfying opening. It could've been a few minutes shorter so that way the characters could've been better grounded and given more room to grow as characters in a fictional story. It's definitely not as great as everybody is making it out to being. Way too overhyped and overwhelmingly tiresome. I don't like the modernized dialogue and some of the lines whenever engaging in conversations felt weird and outta place. I don't like this movie personally and I'm not exactly the biggest Christopher Nolan fan in the world. I like some of his films but not many tough. The pacing was extremely frustrating and everything felt clunky and uneven. Nothing flowed properly. There was moments where I found myself dosing on-and-off watching The Odyssey (2026) but not throughout tough. I wasn't a fan. Just okay. Pretty mid at best. 5/10

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The Odyssey é um desastre pretensioso, frio e sem qualquer senso de aventura. Nolan transformou uma das maiores histórias já escritas em um show de imagens e efeitos, vazio, interminável e sem emoção alguma. Os personagens se movem por deus ex machina em um roteiro sem senttido, os diálogos são artificiais e até os momentos que deveriam ser épicos passam sem causar impacto algum. Visualmente é grandioso, mas isso não salva um filme sem alma, sem ritmo e sem conexão com o material original. Duas horas e meia de barulho, poses dramáticas e profundidade inexistente. Uma adaptação arrogante, tediosa e completamente esquecível.

WHat an epic. nolal stages a practically strong and thundrous experience thoruhg the tails of Odysseus, and parts of the trojan war. A lot of it felt rushed, overly-paced through. But excellently presented and atmospheric. SOme of its set pieces, journey coiuld've used more depth / resonance and mystical charm, instead of constant bombastic intensity. But what it offers is as strong as cinema has to offer. The ending (the last 45 minutes) culminates into something that plucked as the best portion of the film. AN incredible, subtle, yet profound, emotional an endearing climax. It kind of makes up for whatever mis-directed / or mis-aimed intents the movie had earlier. And in the end, it doesn't really matter, if anything it adds to the epicness of this pic. Not Nolan's best, but has the essence and at times feels like it is. I can see his magnum opus here, but limits itself from fully being by skipping through a much-more needed exentuated world of stories. But an epic among epics.

Тягомотная нудятина. Актеры подобраны слепыми и глухими. Лучше посмотреть фильм 1997 года еще раз. Вот там фильм, а тут тизер рвотного позыва

Filme é filme, livro é livro. Cada um deve der julgado de acordo com aquilo que ele se proporciona em ser. Esse ae é um filmaço, isso é fato

Nolan doesn’t just adapt Homer — he makes you feel it. This is grand, large-scale filmmaking built for the biggest screen you can find, but underneath the spectacle is the thing his best films always have: a beating heart. The final stretch floored me. I actually shouted out loud in the theatre, and I wasn’t alone — the whole room reacted together. Matt Damon anchors it, the practical-effects monsters are genuinely awe-inspiring, and there are performances here already in the awards conversation. What surprised me most is how it plays like a Western Mahabharat — one enormous myth branching into a

It has some pacing problems. The first hour didn't click with me. Nothing to put a finger on but it felt choppy and a bit flat. But at some point it hooked me and really shined until the end and even the strange first part made sense. I think it's because we all know the story; it's a mandatory literature curriculum in my part of the world. It's so familiar that you can't get into the cinema without certain expectations, preconceptions. And it took some time for me to figure out ok this is different but it's great. The movie is its own interpretation of The Odyssey. Looking for historical inaccuracies (which is silly on it's own because it's an interpretation of fiction that has seen countless iterations over millenia) is fruitless. The changes to the plot, the casting and setting choices reinforce this interpretation of the story with a new underlying theme.

Another monumental achievement by Christopher Nolan. A sure heavy favorite for next year's award season and rightfully so.

Generally good, the best aspect is the music and the set up. I enjoyed every bit of 3 hour at the theatre. Of course the movie still has some flaw, like the plot not as good as I expected, but it’s still very enjoyable. Thank you Nolan for a wonderful film

This is the greatest cinematic achievement since Lawrence of Arabia - a film that really only has one flaw in that white actors are playing other ethnicities - however, its a minor flaw in a time where Hollywood Whitewashed history for the most part, but at least this film cast Omar Shariff as the most important character so I can overlook Obi Wan Kenobi playing Feisal. To the contrary, Nolan's inspired casting of Lupita Nyong'o, Himash Patel, John Leguizamo, Travis Scott, Corey Hawkins and Elliot Page open up this ancient story. I would love to see a movie about how Troy hired Memnon, King of Aethiopia who came to the aid of Troy to fight the Greeks after the death of Hector who was subsequently killed by Achilles. That sounds like a great role for Michael B. Jordan if you ask me, with an actor like Drew Starkey as Achilles. Hopefully the success of this masterpiece brings about more films set in this era as Braveheart laid the path for Gladiator and Troy and many others. For those who think this movie is Woke, I counter that it is Anti-Whitewash. Because all the evidence in the world points to ancient Greece being a very diverse society.

Christopher Nolan’s epic is truly that: Grand in scope and storytelling, recalling the past classics in the genre. After about 30 minutes of low-key exposition, the real journey begins with Odysseus (Mat Damon) and his soldiers conquering Troy, then facing mythical creatures and challenges to get home. Meanwhile, his queen (Anne Hathaway) is trying to hold steadfast, delaying her suitors (led by a quietly sinister Robert Pattinson). And her son (Tom Holland) does his best to do what he can. Damon effectively holds the leadership reins with his performance, while Hathaway is heart-breaking in her despair and inspiring in her resolve (their reuniting moment is truly touching). Nolan has chosen to write the dialogue without any period elocution, having Holland call his parents “mom” and “dad.” Even so, the actors are all committed to the dramatic intent. Of course, the spectacle is undeniable and editor Jennifer Lane has crafted some gripping encounters. While the press around Nolan’s commitment to real locations is admirable, I’m not sure it really made a difference in the look. The voyage is expertly crafted creating a compelling cinematic journey.

88/100I watched The Odyssey twice, first in digital IMAX at VUE Fisketorvet and then in non-IMAX 70mm at Gentofte Kino. I recommend IMAX for most people. It feels larger and more luxurious, while the sound gives the battles, monsters and Ludwig Göransson’s score greater force. The 70mm screening had richer colours, stronger contrast and better dark scenes. Choose whichever qualities matter most to you, or simply the cinema with the better seats.This is a stunning film. As someone who has loved Greek mythology since third grade, I appreciate the challenge Nolan accepted. The Odyssey is episodic and full of islands, gods, monsters and symbolic encounters. It naturally seems better suited to a miniseries, trilogy or at least two films. Compressing it into one three-hour movie means something is inevitably **** stories move so quickly that several places lack depth. The world can feel like a sequence of destinations rather than one connected civilisation, and the temple never acquires all the weight it should. The second half is stronger than the first, and although the pacing is good, it does not reach Nolan’s highest level.A second viewing improved my appreciation of the writing. There is much more foreshadowing than I initially noticed. Small details later become meaningful, including the lotus Odysseus eats. The Hades sequence remains my favourite, with the atmosphere, weight and dialogue I wanted from more of the movie. Circe, the Sirens, Troy, Agamemnon at the gates and Odysseus with Penelope also stand out.Matt Damon is very good, but this is a different Odysseus from the character I grew up with. He is traditionally the most cunning of the Greeks, while this version does not always feel as sharp. Shooting an arrow at the Cyclops seems inconsistent with the man who had recently asked whether a superior being would speak to ants. The Scylla and Charybdis decision is even harder to understand. Perhaps the Sirens leave him psychologically broken, but the film does not communicate that clearly enough.Robert Pattinson is excellent, Tom Holland and Anne Hathaway are good, and Menelaus stands out because he feels morally complicated. Agamemnon also has tremendous presence, especially at the gates of Troy. His costume, posture and aura are excellent, although his relatively high-pitched voice does not fully match that commanding presentation.Zendaya underwhelmed me initially, although the ending helped. The casting debate around Helen and Athena did not affect me. Complete authenticity would require Ancient Greek dactylic hexameter in an amphitheatre. They did not even cast a real Cyclops.More importantly, Nolan makes Helen’s appearance less central. The war is presented less as a conflict caused by the most beautiful woman in the world and more as a pretext for Agamemnon’s ambition. The casting therefore changes little about the **** themes may be the film’s greatest strength. The law of Zeus, hospitality, obligations between strangers and the golden rule are simple ideas, but Nolan uses them to say something meaningful about civilisation. Society depends on duties toward vulnerable or unfamiliar people. War destroys those principles and turns men into what they fear. As Circe suggests, they become base and swine.That is why the revenge against Antinous and the suitors feels satisfying. Their behaviour violates hospitality and the social order protected by Zeus’s law. The Sea People storyline is also smart, beginning as background world-building and later connecting to the **** Trojan Horse sequence is brutal and interesting, though it could have been more impactful. A nighttime scene in which soldiers reach a fortified wall too easily remains hard to believe, while “the end of the Bronze Age” sounds more like a modern historian than someone living through the period.Göransson’s score is great, especially in IMAX, though below the greatest Hans Zimmer or Howard Shore scores. My opinion of the dialogue also improved on the second viewing. There are cleverer lines than I first noticed, including “cow herds” sounding like “cowards.” Even so, the film lacks enough outstanding conversations to reach the level of The Lord of the Rings or early Game of Thrones.Emotionally, the movie succeeded. A few scenes made my eyes tear up, and the impact remained on the second viewing. I was not completely blown away as I was after Interstellar, but I was moved.I place it comfortably above Tenet and Dunkirk and probably close to Oppenheimer. It does not quite reach Interstellar, Inception, The Prestige or The Dark Knight for me, nor The Lord of the Rings as an adaptation. The second viewing made me admire it more, but I still felt the cost of compressing something this massive into one movie.A technical masterpiece and a very strong adaptation, but not quite one of Nolan’s greatest.

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It was a mistake to read the poem before watching the movie. I would have loved to go into it without knowing what was going to happen, or at least with only vague memories of the story. Even so, I really enjoyed the film. I wish I had loved it even more, but it's still a very good movie.What stood out the most to me were the practical effects—they're absolutely incredible. The three-hour runtime doesn't feel long at all; the story flows naturally, and even though I already knew what was going to happen, Nolan's touch in certain scenes made the film feel fresh.Seeing so many famous actors was probably the only thing that occasionally took me out of the experience. It gave the movie a bit of a Marvel-movie feeling at times, and that's really the only negative I felt while watching it. Other than that, I'd definitely watch it again in IMAX to fully appreciate the visuals and the sound.

The way the movie shifted the narrative of the Trojan war and the aftermath of it with its thoughts on what homecoming and the act of storytelling are was fascinating