Not the usual Tarantino

Rating: 9/10 (30 November 2019)

I can see why people were disappointed in this film, but I loved it. It's not like Tarantino's usual fare with action and violence woven through the entire film. In fact the only real action lasts a few minutes at the end but that was fine with me. A lot of people seem to be saying there was no story and I think this is perhaps because they were expecting it to focus on the Manson murders which turn out to be a sideline to the real story of a Hollywood actor who's star is fading and his employee/best friend. For me, this has got to be the deepest, most touching film Tarantino has ever done.
Brad Pitt is brilliant in this, probably his best work. Even though I'm a huge DiCaprio fan, I think Pitt outshone him. I do agree that Margot Robbie could have been used more but I understand in doing that, it would have put the murders to the fore rather than the story that was really being told.
Go into this with an open mind and I guarantee you'll be drawn in as much as I was.