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‘The Odyssey’ First Reactions Are Raves for Christopher Nolan’s ‘Astonishing’ Epic and ‘Flawless Filmmaking’: ‘Breathtaking, Bold and Perfection’

Christoper Nolan’s “The Odyssey” has finally been unveiled to members of the film press, who are calling the Oscar winner’s adaptation of Homer’s epic a “staggering achievement” with “flawless filmmaking.” It appears Nolan has another huge hit on his hands.

“A filmmaking feast,” wrote Collider’s Peri Nemiroff. “A grand and gripping rendition of Homer’s epic, and one that feels uniquely Christopher Nolan. It’s sincerely hard to imagine any other filmmaker on the planet being able to bring that source material to screen with this much scale, scope and heart.”

Discussing Film managing editor Andrew J. Salazar called the movie a “staggering achievement,” while IndieWire’s David Ehrlich noted “the last act rewards the journey” despite some clunkiness along the way.

"I Don't Know How the Hell We're Going to Do This" – Christopher Nolan and the Cast on The Odyssey

“I don’t know how the hell we’re going to do this. I don’t know how the hell we’re going to do that.”

That was Matt Damon’s initial response upon reading the script for Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey, an adaptation of the ancient Greek epic poem by Homer in which Damon stars as the central figure, Odysseus. The story charts the Greek king’s return home from the Trojan War, facing monsters and mythical creatures in an effort to reunite with his wife and son. Damon and his co-stars Anne Hathaway and Tom Holland, as well as director Christopher Nolan, joined Jacqueline Coley to talk about Nolan’s new film.

‘The Odyssey’ First Reactions: “Staggering … Nolan’s Biggest Film to Date”

Here's what those who just saw Christopher Nolan's epic are saying about the Universal film.

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.

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