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Christopher Nolan's Oppenheimer won him his first Oscar, but it isn't the first time he has created an absolute masterpiece of a film. Making use of the combination of a star-studded cast (Cillian Murphy, Emily Blunt, Matt Damon, Florence Pugh, Robert Downey Jr., Rami Malek, etc.) and an intriguing life story, Nolan was able to direct a very intelligent and entertaining film. Cillian Murphy was amazing as J. Robert Oppenheimer (this was his first time as the leading actor in a Nolan film) while Emily Blunt and Robert Downey Jr. Were equally excellent in their roles as Kitty Oppenheimer and Lewis Strauss respectively. Florence Pugh put up a convincing performance as Jean Tatlock (Oppenheimer's communist lover) although her screentime was limited.

The entire movie was completely captivating and spanned from Oppenheimer's time at Cambridge all the way to the time of the 1954 security hearings during the second Red Scare.

The film was quite emotionally complex, with issues including Oppenheimer's moral dilemmas and his extramarital affair with Tatlock as well as his relationships with both the occupants of Los Alamos and his wife during the development of the A-bomb.

Nolan's camera crew and the VFX team did a stellar job throughout the movie, creating a convincing, realistic atmosphere that was immersive enough to be seriously intense, like during the A-bomb test in New Mexico.

Overall, this movie definitely deserves a perfect score. It is truly a masterpiece and could possibly be Christopher Nolan's crowning achievement.

Oppenheimer's seven Academy Awards were definitely well-deserved, with Cillian Murphy, Robert Downey Jr., Christopher Nolan, Ludwig Goransson, Hoyte Van Hoytema (cinematography), and Jennifer Lame (film editing) all leaving that night with an award.

Brilliant film and absolutely recommended!

Going into this film, I was looking forward to watching an action-packed adventure in Africa, but instead I discovered that the film was quite a letdown. With Roger Moore, Richard Harris, Roger Moore and Hardy Kruger (which should be considered an ensemble cast), the director could have done a LOT better. When I watched it, it just felt lame. I felt that the build-up to the African mission was a bit long, even though this time was used to introduce the characters and assemble the militant group.

I feel that Roger Moore wasn't really suited for this film even though he is a renowned actor. The film was loaded with an excessive amount of smartass comments from him, even during intensive action scenes. At first the comments were a bit sly, but as time went on, I just kinda got sick of them. Roger Moore may have suited the character of James Bond with these types of comments. But here in The Wild Geese it just doesn't work.

I was actually surprised at how rescuing President Limbani was so easy. Roger Moore and his troops practically walked into the Simbas' base and retrieved the man. Usually rescuing a major figure in a film is an intensive series of scenes, but here it was severely underwhelming with almost no real action besides a little gunfire.

Despite all the negative points, there were some decent scenes, especially at the end of the film. There were also some sad scenes, also at the end. In fact, Roger Moore quit the smartass act as well during the final 20 minutes or so, providing much-needed relief.

As decent as the end of the film may have been, we generally watch films to see the entire picture, and not just the end. The climax of this film doesn't save it, unfortunately, from a poor rating.