Rating of
2.5/4
Tarantino could had told a better story.
Indyfreak - wrote on 03/07/20
It’s just okay.
The acting is very good. Brad Pitt is so cool in this movie. Leonardo DiCaprio is funny as an insecure tv actor. Margot Robbie is lovely as Sharon Tate. But despite being one of the more notable stars, she’s not that important to most of the story.
The costume design and the cinematography looks authentic. There’s just no real plot driving it until the last thirty minutes. It’s a buddy flick for much of its running time. The almost three hour length is absurdly bloated. It could easily been cut to two hours.
There is actually no violence or real suspense until the Manson family shows up. The resolution of their presence is an amusing alternative version of events. But it may upset some viewers as a whitewashing if very real horrific events.
In the end, it’s basically just a nostalgia trip for Quentin Tarantino to dwell in the golden age of Hollywood’s glory days. Very much like a 1960s update in the vein of the Coen brothers’ own industry tribute “Hail Caesar!”. Except I enjoyed that movie much better than this one.
