Once Upon a Time in Hollywood - 7.8

Rating: 8/10 (28 July 2019)

Once Upon a Time in Hollywood - 7.8
Act 1 - 7.3
Act 2 - 7.6
Act 3 - 8.4

Good:
All performances were good
Leo and Pitt were fantastic in this duel lead, great chemistry
Tarantino retells the story of the Manson Murders to his liking and with his made up characters
Dialogue is great per usual
Film is funny and sincere
Love how much Tarantino loves cinema, captured the old westerns and over the top action films perfectly in the characters that Rick Dalton plays
The Manson Family ranch scene was great, awesome tension built to a good payoff
Very good camera work
Loved the characters of Rick Dalton and Cliff Booth who had time to grow and breathe over the course of the film
Conclusion of the film is an interesting bait and switch that works to great effect with the Manson Family attacking Rick's home instead of Tate's
Leads to a bloody finale and some very funny moments

Bad:
Voiceover was out of place and unnecessary and unexplained
I get why Sharon Tate's story is there but for the story Tarantino was telling, her character was not needed other than for a bait and switch. Could have had her character less developed when she has no real pay off
Could have cut out some 20 minutes of the film