Major disappointment

Rating: 3/10 (25 November 2019)

I'm starting to think Pulp Fiction is the exception, not the rule when it comes to Tarantino. It was a happy accident. The "genius" director this time managed to make a movie in which nothing happens, and I don't mean nothing interesting to me, I mean nothing. At all.
We see nothing but nice postcards from 60's Hollywood for about 2 and a half hours, Tarantino makes sure we see all the little details on 60's product packaging, we hear authentic radio broadcasts, and at the beginning you think all these little details are so you get immersed in the atmosphere and the ball will get rolling eventually, but the joke's on you, it never does.
After 2 and a half hours of massive boredom and frustration, after seeing all the 60's food cans from all angles, there's a 5 minute random gruesome scene at the very end just for the heck of it, and the movie is finally over. There's no escalation or anything so it's weird, but at least it's mildly interesting.
Tarantino also feels too self-confident with his directing style, overusing some editing techniques that don't belong to a slow movie like this at all, he uses flashbacks that ultimately make no sense because they don't give you any additional information, and not to mention camera angles that get very old and annoying very quickly, like when the protagonists are in a car.
As for the acting, I can't really say anything about it. Since there's no story at all, there's not a lot to act. Brad Pitt and Leonardo DiCaprio pull off a slight accent, that's it. Am I supposed to be impressed by this?
What a waste of time.