Tarantino is back in style

Rating: 8/10 (8 February 2020)

Once upon a time in Hollywood review
Rating 8.3/10
Overall this film is exactly what you think a Tarantino film is, it's wacky, vibrant and it perfectly represents the time of history it is set in. Through set design, film editing and even adverts on the radio. Also with Tarantino films the dialogue is as sharp and witty as ever.
The music through this film, makes you feel like you are in the Cadillacs with the characters like rick and cliff. Like you are either a hippy child with Manson or just a regular LA citizen living another day in the life of an average joe in the swinging sixties.
Also the film editing to show rick in his past/ present films/ tv shows is flawless and really displays what a talented team Tarantino has around him and you cannot blame them for being nominated for so many awards for this, I almost believed that it was rick dalton in that episode of the fbi instead of the originals Burt Reynolds episode.
Brad Pitt puts in one of his most memorable performances in years, this character of cliff really ties in to his personal persona of a mature guy who is not really too bothered about the fame and notoriety he gets with the roles he plays, Brad Pitt will always be eternally cool but this role has cemented him amongst the few actors who can overcome the stereotype of being just a good looking actor, an actor who has depth and who has shown growth throughout his career, Brad Pitt is so much more than just a heartthrob and if people did not see this before this film then they will surely see it now. Cliff is funny, caring and protective this film displayed an example of a role and an actor fitting like a tailor made Armani suit.
Next we come to Margot Robbie who takes the role of the timeless sweetheart Sharon Tate, the film star who was supposed to become the next global superstar. She was one half of one of the original power couples who ruled not just the Hollywood film scene but the global film industry. In the film Margot Robbie portrays Sharon Tate exactly how she was in real life, this was down to Sharon's sister coming on set and having private meetings with miss Robbie and Quentin. I believe this is Margot Robbie's best performance I believe it beats the angered role of Jordan Belford's second wife Naomi in Scorsese's wolf of Wall Street. I think this film shows how Robbie can represent a figure of history and how according to family and close people to miss Tate can show the love and compassion she had for the world before her tragic passing, even in limited screen time.
Leonardo dicaprio's performance in this film beats his performance in the departed and his performance in the blood diamond and even in his Oscar winning performance of the revenant. He plays rick dalton who is the complete the opposite actor of dicaprio, he is an actor that is fading, is limited to the roles he can play, forgets his lines and is unreliable as well as insecure. To play this type of actor being the perfectionist and being the multi layered actor that dicaprio is must have have been extremely difficult for him. I believe the improvised scene in his trailer is one of the best scenes I have ever seen from dicaprio it's almost like he is angry at his character for making him act like this, making him act insecure like this, not sure about his future. Taking this role for dicaprio could have been career suicide especially with a director of Tarantino's reputation and to nail this role in the way he did once again shows that he along with Pitt should belong in the acting hall of fame.
If I am to sum all of this film up then I would say I am looking forward to Tarantino's final movie which will be his 10th film as I believe he recaptured the magic after the hateful 8 and I believe he can once again make a brilliant movie as well that's why I give this a 8.3/10.