Excellent movie despite (or because of) major variance from history

Rating: 10/10 (8 August 2019)

I have watched three Tarantino films, and really liked two of them (Jackie Brown and Pulp Fiction). I enjoyed Once Upon a Time in Hollywood just as much as I did those two movies. The dialogue is sharp and the main characters are sympathetic enough so I cared what happened to them. The film is loosely based on actual events, with fictional characters thrown in and at least one major plot change that I won't give away. I think some of the most negative reviews are either a standard knee jerk reaction to someone as successful as Tarantino, and others who didn't like the major change in the story. But I appreciated the change. If I want total accuracy, I would watch a documentary, but I want to be entertained, and I was.