A little slow, although unique and enjoyable

Rating: 7/10 (24 March 2020)

Not Tarantino's best film but I still found it worth the watch. The story is one that I'd never really considered 1960s Hollywood. To be honest I thought it was set in 1930s Hollywood when I'd heard about the Golden Age of Hollywood. However, the story did seem very random and strange. Maybe more for Quentins enjoyment than his audience? A film he'd always wanted to make, as part of his 10 movies.
The story felt a bit long at times, but made sense as you slowly started to see what the point of the movie was. Which was, how do we cope with growing out of a role that weve been so well known and loved for. How do you reinvent yourself when you leave your career? Something all of us face, classically described as the mid-life crisis.
The ending of the movie was probably the best part for me. Although very violent, it was the characters redemption where they again find their new path out of the mid-life crisis.
The flamethrower scene was epic and actually left me quite shocked. A hard scene to stay quiet for watching on a plane.
Margot Robbie was in the movie less than I thought she'd be, and the hippie scenes left me quite uncomfortable. But overall once you get the idea of the movie, how the three characters relate to each other and what this time was all about the film becomes quite entertaining, and probably worth a second watch in a few years time.
Still one of the best directors in my opinion.