Excellently Crafted, Poorly Designed

Rating: 7/10 (26 July 2019)

Beautiful cinematography, excellent acting, endearing soundtrack, and wonderful "feel".
But the plot is nonexistent for the first hour of the film, and progresses at only 2 points:When it is introduced (in the middle of the film), and when it ends (at the end). The plot goes from A, disappears, and then goes straight to Z.
This movie is a collection of many great scenes that are connected mostly just by the characters within them. It is a character study for sure, but even the worst character studies have a strong central plot. Once Upon a Time in Hollywood does not.
With a more prevalent plot, this film is an absolute ten. As is, anything more than a seven is hard to justify.