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Tenet (2020)
Good, but not Christopher Nolan good
Let me preface this by saying that I love Christopher Nolan films. He hasn't let me down, until now. Inception and Interstellar are my particular favorites. However the special effects and stunts are here, the story is needlessly complex. I also couldn't empathise with the main character, and this is made worse by the actor John David Washington seeming to lack charisma, credibility, and gravitas needed in main character. Think Christian Bale, Leonardo DiCaprio, Matthew McConaughey - you like the characters they played, you empathised with their characters, and you wanted them to succeed. I didn't feel that connection at all with John David Washington. Robert Pattinson was much better, and showed him to be a more seasoned actor. He had the energy and Natural acting to help drive the story forward. Had they given him the main character's role, it would've warranted adding another 2-3 additional stars to this review
Avenue 5 (2020)
For a comedy, it's not very funny
I was excited for this show, until I watched the first episode. Dialogue feels forced and cringe-worthy, the "comedy" is non-existent, none of the jokes land, lots of telling and forced storylines, the characters are annoying and have no redeeming qualities. I've watched and enjoyed British comedies before, but I just couldn't get into this.
I forced myself to finish episode 1. Wanting to give it a chance, I continued on to episode 2, which had me hopeful that the show might improve, but instead it cemented my decision to not continue with this show.
Not sure what HBO was thinking here. 3 stars for the set which looks interesting. If you want to watch a space comedy done well, check out The Orville.