Once upon a "might have been"

Rating: 10/10 (10 August 2019)

One could call this a satire and homage to the last hazy days of a bygone Hollyood. Others may call it, "what might have been." Tarantino returns to form for this tale. My only criticism would be that the scene setting takes a little too long, but makes up for it by immersing you in the era with sights and sounds of 1969-1970.
The pairing of Pitt and Di Caprio is excellent and Margot Robbie is stunning as Sharon Tate. This is the best film I've seen Di Caprio in and he brings his own bit of Hollywood to it, playing a sensitive type who is told he's going to be a 'no-one' one day by Al Pacino so sets out to make sure he doesn't. Pitt as his driver and stunt double is excellent, bringing the same comedy and gravity to the film as he does in Inglorious Basterds.
My favourite scene is where Kurt Russell stops a fight between Bruce Lee and Cliff, which is so well choreographed.
The film is similar to Pulp Fiction in essence and certainly the funniest. The acting is superb and story telling is brilliant. Tarantino continues his eloquent scripting using some excellent dialogue.
Margot Robbie plays her part well and I really loved the story of this character; the reminiscing and aspirations of Sharon are set to a backdrop of almost naive stardom.
Sometimes you'll wonder where the story is going, but it moves well and has good pace, which is deliberate so the needs of the script can be absorbed. I mean, all of Quentin's films lean heavily on narrative and dialogue which is part of his distinguished style.
I've actually rated this film higher than Pulp Fiction, mainly due to the comedy; to reiterate, Pitt and Di Caprio are so well cast and the chemistry is right there and spot on. They are the Jules and Vincent of Hollywood, except they're not- they're the Cliff and Rick in a version of Pulp Fiction in another universe.
I pray you enjoy the film for the next one Tarantino makes will be his last. Or will it....?