Who Doesn't Love A Well-Trained Dog?

Rating: 10/10 (27 July 2019)

Spoiler alert:
Yeah . . .This movie may encourgage a lot of people to get a Pit Bull. To those people I say, "Please adopt, please be kind to your dog and PLEASE obedience train your dog."
"Brandy" ("Sayuri" in real life) is the canine who steals every scene she's in. What a terrific actor she is. I'm not alone in thinking she deserves the highest praise for her acting chops. Did you know?---- "Perhaps that's why she won the film its only award at Cannes: the Palm Dog award. (Seriously.)" (Vanity Fair article about Brandy.)
Haha. GOOD dog. I would love to meet her.
Along with Brandy, Tarantino's film has a lot going for it. Pitt and DiCaprio are utterly amazing in the movie.Their performances are top notch. I particularly enjoyed watching Pitt. His ability to lose himself in his role always pleases me.
Pacino kind of rubbed me the wrong way, however, and I'm not sure why. He just didn't seem to mesh with the vibe of the story. It was like he was an afterthought, uncomfortably "there," with a character he was unable to play. And I always like Pacino. This is his worst acting that I've seen, by far.
As ever, I read nothing and knew nothing about this movie before viewing it. I do love a good surprise. It was fantastic to see all the cameos, the imitation Bruce Lee, the Old Hollywood neon signs. Wherever did they find the old signs? They look so perfect. I could swear some aren't just from old photos or film recordings.
Tarantino has outdone himself with this. I like his retelling of the tale and I wish deep in my heart that Cliff and Brandy and Rick had been there to save Sharon Tate and the others from their grisly fate.
Thanks for the excellent, ride, Quentin. I really really enjoyed it. Especially Brandy, the flamethrower, the humor and the happy ending.