


Yes, a bomb goes off – a chilling albeit awesome watch in the hands of a master like Nolan – yet it only leads to more storytelling fireworks. astounds in a way we haven’t seen in quite some time in an epic that turns a harrowing era of American history into equal parts terrifying horror show, paranoia thriller and political potboiler. Robert Oppenheimer, and Robert Downey Jr. Cillian Murphy turns in a haunting career-best performance as theoretical physicist J. The writer/director’s ambitious and exquisitely crafted biopic (★★★½ out of four rated R in theaters Friday) packs a whole lot of movie into three hours, with a dense narrative and an outstanding cast. If you thought “Oppenheimer” was just going to be about the origins of the atomic bomb, Christopher Nolan is here to blow up all your expectations.
