If you love turtles, you'll love "Once Upon a Time"

Rating: 7/10 (28 July 2019)

Starts slow finishes strong, that's it in a nutshell. It's definitely worth seeing if only to join in on the debate that's sure to follow this one. There is a distinct after taste that you're not sure is something you want to experience again. However, I've got a feeling "Once Upon a Time" will be an acquired taste. It just may be the performances by DiCaprio and Pitt are so compelling that they overcome the laboriously slow first half of this upside down historical fiction comedy drama. It finally gets going about half way through and puts the peddle to the metal the last 20 mins. You'll find the ending very satisfying with its revisionist history plot twist. While writing this review, I upgraded my rating from a 6 to a 7 which I'm pretty sure, if they're honest, will be the same feeling those who rated it below a 7 will have. If I keep writing I may give it an 8, for the ending alone.