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The first reactions to Christopher Nolan‘s The Odyssey are in.
Here is a sample of the comments about Nolan’s epic, which tells the story of the Greek hero Odysseus’ (Matt Damon) long, torturous and fantastical trip home from the Trojan War, back to the Kingdom of Ithaca to save his wife Penelope (Anne Hathaway) and son Telemachus (Tom Holland). The Odyssey is the first film to be entirely shot in the Imax format, and critics are being shown the film in Imax theaters, where available.
Universal is handling the first reactions a bit differently for The Odyssey. Instead of having dedicated “word of mouth” screenings that allow influencers and fan bloggers to react first to the film on social media, professional journalists and others who have seen the movie at its London premiere and other press screenings will be included in the first reaction wave (along with some influencers who took part in press junkets).
Time Out: “Dense but accessible, packed with career-best work from the stacked cast – Samantha Morton is extraordinary – it’s a dizzying mix of craft and spectacle that’s built to last. Seen it twice, took so much away both times: a chilling vision of brutalized men seeing themselves in the eyes of women, a study of leadership and an old-school sweeping adventure tale. Even the Cyclops got me in the feels. There’s even a few laughs, too. Go see. Twice.”
