King of the Stereotypes

Rating: 5/10 (9 February 2020)

This is the best film Quinton Tarrantino and Leonardo DiCaprio have ever done. It is also the best work that Brad Pitt has ever done. That being said, Tarrantino has never really made a legitimate film; but this is the closest he has come. He is getting better. It is a good period piece. DiCaprio can never be a macho actor even though he has tried a dozen times to do do. Pitt, on the other hand, has no problem handling the macho role. To his credit, DiCaprio does have a few good scenes (his missing lines rage and his bad guy satire); however, he gets bogged down in his other scenes. Pitt is consistently good in every scene he is in and will win the Academy Award this year for Best Supporting Actor. Amusingly enough, because the Academy outrageously omitted Adam Sandler for Uncut Gems from the nominations, Pitt could have won Best Actor in the category had he been nominated. But now that award will probably go to Phoenix for Joker. A wise decision to have him nominated for Best Supporting Actor. This film will not win Best Movie of the Year; that honor will go to 1917, which is already a classic. Best Director and Cinematography will also go to 1917. Tarrantino is getting better though.