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Rating: 10/10 (1 August 2019)

I had seen the trailer to Once Upon a Time..in Hollywood and was sure I would like it and was sure it would be more of the typical Tarantino offering. I came away totally confused. While it had some of the usual QT trademarks - the killer soundtrack, the attention to detail, the multiple story lines, - it had something more, I just wasn't sure what it was. I did like the film but probably wouldn't have put it next to his greatest work. But there were things that keep coming back to me in the following days, a kind of delayed realization of certain scenes and dialogue, what the movie was trying to say. I was already loving it more and knew I'd have to rewatch it. So today I went and saw it again and I have to say, this may well be one of the finest movies I've ever seen. It's a 10, a masterpiece in every sense of the word. The writing, the casting, the soundtrack, the cinematography - all flawless - and I haven't even mentioned the acting! It's a very emotional film, it is funny, heartbreaking, deep, it's a beautiful homage to everything movies can be. This is a classic for the ages.