Both fascinating and frustrating

Rating: 9/10 (1 September 2019)

A faded actor (Leonardo DiCaprio) and his stunt double (Brad Pitt) try to make it in 1969 Hollywood. Somehow Sharon Tate (Margot Robie) is mixed into all this. Charles Manson too.
OK--in some ways this film is brilliant. Wonderful direction by Quentin Tarantino, great acting by the entire cast and 2/3rds of it is superb. However the first section is deadly dull with a LONG sequence showing DiCaprio acting in a 1969 TV western. I hate westerns and this did nothing to change my mind. It drones on endlessly and I was fighting to stay awake. After that it was fantastic. There's one sequence with Pitt at the Spahm Ranch which is downright chilling. It all ends with some VERY extreme blood and gore. Recommended with reservations.