Quentin, have you ever been ashamed of yourself?

Rating: 1/10 (20 December 2019)

OK, where to begin? Naturally, the movie is perfectly conceived, technically brilliant, extremely inventive etc. So, from these points of view alone, the movie deserves a 10, or at least a 9. So, why rate it with a 1? Two reasons. First, this movie is self-indulgent in the extreme. No director except Tarantino could get away with stuff like this. To me, Tarantino brought something new to movies with Reservoir Dogs, and then, he started repeating himself. And I am sorry to say that 'Once upon a time...in Hollywood' brings even less novelty to the table (an object SO loved by Tarantino) than any of his other movies, if possible. And, this is even more unforgivable because the movie does not really projects what it felt to live in 1969. Younger people could not know this, but Tarantino and older people do know. So, it's a cheat within a cheat. Anyway, now to the second unforgivable problem. This movie disrespects people and their suffering. This is not the first time Tarantino does it, remember for example Inglorious Basterds, anyone? But the fact that this latest movie disrespects the suffering of a much smaller number of people than Inglorious Basterds does not make this alright.
So, to me, enough is enough. All can add is this: since Tarantino has the narcissism of stating everywhere that he has pre-determined the number of movies he is going to make and that his director carreer is therefore soon reaching its end, let that career end now. And stop counting two movies (or three?) has a single one. And do not touch Star Trek, please.