Woody Allen's movie?

Rating: 5/10 (28 January 2020)

Somehow I couldn't appreciate all the work made into Once upon a time in Hollywood. Generally speaking it is a quality movie. But I can't say it's a Tarantino movie.
The first 80% of the movie make an impression that Woody Allen did it. Feels like his classic no-start-no-end story. By itself is not a bad thing. It's executed good and no one can blame a movie maker for exploring new directions.
What is more, movie references were great, as usual. I especially liked a very meta reference to DiCaprio own playing in Django (when he slapped a glass with his hand).
What I really missed are the things that Tarantino usually excels at - dialogs and logic. Character lines felt basic and kinda straightforward. But again, maybe it's a clever reference to the kind of dialogs that are to be found in movies of that time.
But what really killed the magic for me is the absence of logic and consistency - things that Tarantino was always great in. The movie contradicts itself in many points.
The Allen-style drama is followed by a very violent scene. Worst of all, it feels completely unnecessary and separate from the rest. In Reservoir Dogs, Django and Hateful Eight the violence was a natural progression of the story. But in this movie nothing hints that a fluffy actor will be ok with burying an intruder alive with a flamethrower.
Or the fact that DiCaprio character hated the idea to go to Rome. He played one of his roles great (in a Hollywood film), hinting that he may come back into a big game and forget about Italy... Boom, next shot and he's going to Rome. Why?!
So there are many more contradictions like this. And that's the reason I can't put this movie on the same row with Tarantino's previous works.