Not Tarantino's Masterpiece but a Fantastic Film

Rating: 8/10 (13 February 2020)

I enjoy Tarantino's filmmaking style, the way he uses real life dialogue within scenes along with his attention to detail in every scene is fantastic. This movie stays true to that filmmaking style. Within this movie I felt as though I was living in the late 1960's from the clothing, to the music, the vehicles, the characters, everything drug me into the time period. The acting as well as how the scenes were presented were also fantastic, I felt as though many times I was actually there in the scene itself. Though Brad Pitt's performance was excellent and earned him the Supporting Actor Oscar I felt as though DiCaprio's performance was what made the movie. I enjoyed his portrayal of Rick Dalton. The way he had to act a "movie within a movie" in many scenes was superb and a fantastic performance again from DiCaprio. The positives being the writing, acting and scene portrayals there was a negative to the film. The main negative is the plot of the movie seemed a little lacking in parts compared to other Tarantino films. It seemed to have a slower pace as the majority of the movie was more of a documentary of Rick Dalton's life then the final bit being more of the typical Tarantino climatic story. Due to this the movie did seem a bit long winded. This film is not for everyone, it definitely is geared more toward people who enjoy the 1960's era, the Hollywood lifestyle, the background of filmmaking and Tarantino's style of film. This film is far from a masterpiece from Tarantino, it isn't an "Inglorious Basterds" or "Django Unchained" or even a "Pulp Fiction" but it is still a fantastic film that I would recommend everyone give at least one run through.