Surprise of the summer!

Rating: 8/10 (16 August 2019)

Once Upon a Time ... in Hollywood was either going be awful or great. No in between for Tarantino's latest. Once Upon a Time ... in Hollywood works for it is a buddy movie mixed in with Hollywood tales and experiences. Once Upon a Time ... in Hollywood submerges the viewer into 1969 Hollywood, full of elitists, cults, clicks and the Hollywood crowd. The viewers learns about Rick Dalton's acting woes, syndication problems, and personal acting problems. A producers guides Dalton and we see the change in movie Westerns from 50's to Italian westerns to the more gritter Westerns of the late 60's. Dalton craps on in is a needy character for the Cliff Booth character. (aka Dalton's personal stunt double) What we learn from the relationship from the stuntman's perspective that Booth finds the crap in Hollywood is par for him. First the viewer feels bad about the relationship until we find out that Dalton goes to bat for the black listed stuntman. Cliff faults balance out Dalton's fault as the film unfolds. Cliff is a Alpha male tough guy with no fear Navy Seal personality, who gets into many a tall tale. Once Upon a Time ... in Hollywood gives threw the movie experience a feel for Hollywood and what goes on in the industry, back in the day. Once Upon a Time ... in Hollywood gives the middle finger to P C Hollywood with it's 60's counterculture vibe with a surprise ending of what if the Manson family and it's countercultureism home invaded the wrong place. Well all I can say is the flame thrower is classic. Once Upon a Time ... in Hollywood is on the edge, pushes the envelope for a anti Hollywood film. This fresh piece of film is the surprise of the summer.