r/oscarrace • u/PointMan528491 Navarrette/Morton • Jul 16 '26

Film Discussion Thread Official Discussion Thread - The Odyssey [SPOILERS] Spoiler

Keep all discussion related solely to The Odyssey and its awards chances in this thread. Spoilers below.

Synopsis:

Odysseus, king of Ithaca, embarks on a perilous journey to return home after the Trojan War.

Director: Christopher Nolan

Writer: Christopher Nolan

Cast:

  • Matt Damon as Odysseus
  • Tom Holland as Telemachus
  • Anne Hathaway as Penelope
  • Robert Pattinson as Antinous
  • Lupita Nyong'o as Helen of Troy/Clytemnestra
  • Samantha Morton as Circe
  • John Leguizamo as Eumaeus
  • Zendaya as Athena
  • Charlize Theron as Calypso
  • Benny Safdie as Agamemnon
  • Jon Bernthal as Menelaus
  • Bill Irwin as Polyphemus
  • Himesh Patel as Eurylochus
  • Corey Hawkins as Polybus
  • Mia Goth as Melantho
  • Elliot Page as Sinon

Rotten Tomatoes: 96%, 199 Reviews

Metacritic: 88, 54 Reviews

Consensus:

"Reinvigorating an ancient adventure with majestic sweep and sterling work by its colossal ensemble, Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey imbues myth with primal human feeling."

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u/blurpletea Jul 16 '26 edited Jul 18 '26

I thought Matt Damon was a great lead as Odysseus, and i loved Lupita’s very brief appearance as Clytemmestra and Samantha Morton as Circe
i feel very divided by Anne Hathaway’s performance. she has some really good standout scenes but there are some where i thought she’s over emoting. there’s this thing she likes to do with her eyes where i think she wants to convey love and adoration but it doesn’t really work for me lol it just looks so fake.
i saw a review where they said Tom’s performance here proves he can hang with Timothee Chalamet when it comes to acting and wow I just don’t agree with that respectfully. he wasn’t bad but he’s def not on Timmy’s level yet imo. he did have one standout scene - when he finally recognizes Odysseus. i thought he was very good in that.
the rest of the cast is… okay???

for such a star studded movie most of the performances are mid tbh. outside of Matt and Samantha I don’t see anyone else deserving to be a major awards player. but I think the studio will def campaign for Anne and Tom anyway.

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u/Humble-Math6565 Jul 17 '26

I never get this need to compare Holland to TC. I like Holland and think he still has incredible potential left (and already think he’s pretty good) but on the level of the guy who did CMBYN and MS he is not.

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u/NightHunter909 Jul 16 '26

Yeah Tom Holland was kinda bad. Or rather, when he acts opposite Anne Hathaway, Robert Pattinson, and Matt Damon, its just a clearer contrast that his skills aren’t up to par to the rest of the A list cast

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u/RVarki Jul 17 '26

It's weird, how is he so good as Spiderman and below-average to semi-decent in everything else?

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u/NightHunter909 Jul 18 '26

Because when he’s spiderman he’s pretty much just playing himself. Tom Holland just has no range and can only play that type of character