Damn Hippies

Rating: 8/10 (26 July 2019)

Thanks to the mostly spoiler-free trailer, I didn't know what to expect going into Once Upon A Time...in Hollywood. I had hoped it would be respect to Sharon Tate and her family and, thankfully, I do think it was. What surprised me most was how little of Sharon there really is in the film. She only has a handful of lines, but Margot Robbie makes the best of what she has to work with.
The real stars here are Leonardo DiCaprio and Brad Pitt who turn in career-best performances as a western actor and his stuntman/best friend who get caught up in Hollywood regime changes, feeling useless, and a crazed group of hippies run by some guy named Charlie Manson.
At well over 2 1/2 hours, there's plenty of room for tedium and boredom to set it, but I was so engrossed that I couldn't even leave to go to the restroom. Once the finale rolls around, it's totally worth it. It's a real crowd pleaser.