More than just a movie

Rating: 10/10 (29 January 2020)

This is my first ever review on IMDB, which was prompted, in part, by the sheer volume of negativity which this movie has received.
To begin: I am a fan of QT and my partner is not; so much so that she even hated Pulp Fiction. However, I sold Once Upon A Time to her on the basis of the interesting timeline crossover with the Manson murders and the fact that Timothy Olyphant had a cameo in it.
To put it simply; we both absolutely loved it! From the incredible detail of late 60s LA, through the fantastic on-set homages to 50s/60s Westerns, the creepy hippy cult all the way to the immensely satisfying ending. Yes it was slow, but not one moment was wasted. What all the naysayers are missing is that the scant plot was secondary to the mood, the cinematography and the wonderful performances.
Don't get me wrong, I pay plenty to see blockbuster films, e.g. F&F, Marvel, MI, Star Wars/Trek, but they are an of-the-moment experience; a pleasure soon forgotten.
Four days after seeing it Once Upon A Time... , it is still fresh in my mind; the imagery; the cultural references; the characters; but most of all, the wonderful twist of "what-if?" that QT's imagination has thrown at us.