Immersive, but unbalanced

Rating: 8/10 (27 August 2019)

I entered the cinema expecting this to be yet another signature Quentin Tarantino flick. Needless to say, it was not. At first, I was mesmerized by the veridicity of Tarantino's world, which was enhanced, nonetheless, by the careful attention to detail we have come to expect. But after the two narratives of Rick and Cliff divided, the action felt quite pointless. Not knowing the history behind these events also confused me and I believe there were measures the filmmakers could have taken to avoid this from happening. The only scene that stood out to me was the one in which Rick (Leonardo DiCaprio) proves his impeccable acting skills. It was not until the reunion of the two that the film seemed to finally come into its own and this time it delivered.