Entertaining and surprisingly genial movie

Rating: 8/10 (2 June 2020)

I'd been hesitant to watch this film because I'd heard there was extreme violence and so the first thing I want to mention is all the violence in this movie is in one 10-minute scene and outside of that's it's pretty much a shambling goof of a movie.
Basically it creates a fictional duo, an actor and his stuntman/driver, and puts them in the midst of a famous historical moment. It's a weird idea, and very much true to the title, but it works. It's basically an amusing buddy picture.
There are some terrific things in this movie. One of my favorite scenes is the way Tarantino shot Cliff's visit to the Hollywood set taken over by the Manson family as though it were an old-school western. And there's an absolutely lovely scene that is simply Margot Robbie as Sharon Tate enjoying her movie.
Of the films I've seen by Tarantino this is the one that's closest to a feel-good movie. It starts a little slow, but overall it's just very enjoyable. I'd recommend it.