Stunning upon first viewing. Weaknesses exposed.

Rating: 8/10 (18 February 2020)

After the build up, expectations were high. Knowing this won an Oscar for Cinematography I paid special attention to the framing, lighting, camera movement...
Upon viewing, it did not disappoint. Truly, a detailed work of art. Visually stunning. Reading the reviews on IMDB, I was surprised to see so much criticism of the movie. But after sleeping on it, indeed it was a visual masterpiece but full of plot holes.
In retrospect, I'd put it on par with Avatar. Completely pushed the boundaries of visuals to place you right in the middle of the action. But the story was outrageous with far too many coincidences.
Still, I give it a solid 8. Totally worth watching and I'll probably watch it again to see what I may have missed the first time around.