Not sure what I just watched but I support it

Rating: 10/10 (15 August 2019)

Um. So I came into this with my eyes open having read a multitude of reviews both for and against (and having hated the Hateful Eight). I came prepared and watched it at the BFI IMAX for maximum effect.
A lot of the negative reviews criticise the lack of story. Think of this as Tarantino's La Dolce Vita or 8 1/2 or Roma. Named stars aside the main character/star here is late '60s Hollywood itself. The 'story' is devoted to an utter devotion to the period to the smallest detail (coke bottles; magazines; television). It is breathtaking in its attention to detail as if you are actually in late '60s Tinseltown. Not for a second did I not think I was where Tarantino wanted me to be and that is a triumph in itself.
There is a flow to the narrative as we follow Rick and his sidekick Cliff around town both past and present. I didn't check my watch once in over two and a half hours.
That Rick Dalton 'not going to drink again' scene (coming from a drinker) was sublime. His total awareness of his own self sabotage before reaching for the hip flask of self sabotage.
Brad Pitt's Cliff Booth was outstanding and he is a genuine badass in the realm of badasses.
I was genuinely shocked by that ending scene. Both that it was totally not what I was expecting and by the level of the violence. I was literally WTF???
What Tarantino does best is inject fun into his pictures that you might not get with a Roma though. I can see why newer audiences might reject this. If you are not familiar with the era and the references it might seem as alien to them as La Dolce Vita might to someone else.
But here's the thing: I went into this movie needing to burn 3 hours. I needed to escape a toxic environment back home and this film delivered. I can understand why for some this film would be a bore especially if you have something really exciting to do in your lives but for me this film was exactly what I needed at the exact right time and got that it will
Always be a 10/10 because it literally saved my life for 3 hours.
I was there for Tarantino from the beginning: I saw R Dogs at the cinema 10 times. I loved P Fiction. But ever since I've never loved him like I loved him back in '94. Today I found a new found love for Tarantino. I loved this movie.
It's Comic book Fellini. Either way it was refreshing to see an actual film in all its grainy glory instead of some cgi superhero borefest and for that I applaud it. Even the Bruce Lee scene didn't bother me that much.