Not what anyone might expect

Rating: 4/10 (25 July 2019)

That is not a bad thing. What IS disappointing is how much the film drags with scenes that just bored and should have been left on the cutting rooms floor. One that comes to mind is a scene where a 9 year old GIRL {actor], NOT actresses, is forced to say dialogue that never would have been a thought in the late 60's, not even by an adult or feminist. The scene where the Manson family resides goes on far too long waiting for some terrible thing to happen. Then it switches to horror movie gimmick as we follow the back of the pit character walking through what could be Leatherface's house to find a senile old man ,'BOO'. Very manipulative with little pay off.Talk about manipulating the audience.All of the Manson followers look like the craft device of a days filming of THE WALKING DEAD.
The ending is not what one would expect,Thank God, hence the title,ONCE UPON A TIME..... In HOLLYWOOD was still very sad. I left the theater quite upset by the ending. But in the end it was a great title for what is in store.Just not as clever as his better works.