A classic Tarantino movie

Rating: 8/10 (28 August 2019)

It seems this film is controversial in the post MeToo times. The portrayal of Sharon Tate (Margot Robbie) and the violence towards women have offended a number of people. I must admit that I expected the Sharon Tate story to be the central to the plot of Once Upon a Time in America, but it is really a side story. It will be interesting to see if the role gets fleshed out in a directors cut. As with most of Tarantino's movies the violence is extreme and comic book like. The violence isn't really targeted towards women. There's just as much violence with the men. You can imagine people being upset by the lack of violence against women if he would have taken that approach.
I really enjoyed the movie which is really all about the friendship between Rick (DiCaprio) and Cliff(Pitt). Rick is the television actor with Cliff being his stunt double. They have reached the point in their careers where they are struggling to maintain their status. As ever with Tarantino the dialogue is excellent and it is obviously an age he looks back fondly upon. Both DiCaprio and Pitt seem to be enjoying their roles and for me it is a return to form for Tarantino. Well worth a watch.