Don't lower your standards because you like the director.

Rating: 3/10 (25 March 2020)

Although I thoroughly enjoyed Pulp Fiction and I really liked the story of True Romance, admittedly I'm not a Tarantino fan. However, I continue to watch his films because I am curious to see whether the hype is warranted... Unfortunately, once again, I feel Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood is another grossly overrated Tarantino film.
In a nutshell, the film has no plot. There's lots of drawn out dialogue, random and pointless 60's icons pop up every so often for no specific reason, there are plenty of drawn-out shots of LA highways and Tarantino's foot fetish goes into overdrive in this film...I mean, the foot thing is just weird!
Furthermore, talent is wasted here. Margot Robbie is proving herself to be a talented actor, but she has very little dialogue throughout this film. Damon Herriman was amazing as Charles Manson in Mindhunter, but he makes one very brief appearance in this three hour mess.
For the sake of being impartial, I'll say that Brad Pitt puts in a decent performance, but even his character is slightly flat. Yet, he was easily most memorable throughout the whole film. I would add that the hyper violent end is funny and that's about it.
In spite of Tarantino's devoted cult following and all the celebratory ink that floods his movie reviews, it seems to me that his career peaked shortly after it started.
It is said that if you can't explain the film's plot in one sentence, then it's not worth your time and that is the case with Tarantino's latest work. He attempts to cover the lack of content in his films with the number of big name stars he attracts, but even they can't fill the emptiness of this bore.