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The First Reactions to Christopher Nolan’s ‘The Odyssey’ Are Here!

The social media embargo on Christopher Nolan‘s The Odyssey has been lifted. While we are about a week out from the full review embargo to lift, the early buzz from critics who saw the film is already showering Nolan’s latest epic with incredible praise. You can look at some of them below.

IndieWire critic David Ehrlich had some mixed thoughts on the movie, but believed its “last act” more than rewards the journey taken:

DiscussingFilm co-owner/Managing Editor Andrew J. Salazar called Nolan’s film a “staggering achievement”:

Den of Geek journalist David Crow called the movie “monumental”:

Next Best Picture editor-in-chief Matt Neglia said the film is “as epic as movies get with some of the most breathtaking set pieces he’s ever attempted”:

The Independent critic Clarisse Loughrey was “gobsmacked at how good” The Odyssey is:

Los Angeles Times film editor Joshua Rothkopf called the movie “staggering”:

CNN staff writer Tom Page said the film is “an astonishing spectacle and a brilliant, subversive adaptation”:

Empire Magazine editor-in-chief Nick de Semlyen said The Odyssey is “rich, propulsive, deeply emotional filmmaking, which in its exceptional third act proves to have a lot in common with Oppenheimer.”

Finally, The Big Picture host Sean Fennessey was straight and to the point:

Source: Various (see above)

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Written by Maxance Vincent

Maxance Vincent is a freelance film and TV critic, and a recent graduate of a BFA in Film Studies at the Université de Montréal. He is currently finishing a specialization in Video Game Studies, focusing on the psychological effects regarding the critical discourse on violent video games.

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