Had read all about it before I saw it so knew what to expect. Liked it a lot more than I thought II would

Rating: 9/10 (19 September 2019)

I can see why people didn't like it. In an age where everything is so 'immediate', this definitely lacks immediacy. It doesn't have suspenseful build up. It could seem terribly self-indulgent I guess. But I actually shed tears at the end, which surprised me. Tarantino re-wrote history in such way that I feel goes a small way to healing what happened at the time. I loved Inglorious Bastards, but didn't get that same sense at the end, and I think the difference is, that Tarantino genuinely loves Hollywood and film, and there's a level at which he personally feels the pain of what happened with Sharon. I never got bored...there were scenes which dragged a little for me, but I always felt Tarantino's love for his craft in those scenes, and there was always enough going on in other scenes to keep me interested. Brad was brilliant, Leo was brilliant, the two of them together were brilliant. Aside from the history re-write, it's basically a buddy-buddy movie, and I haven't seen one in a long time that I've really appreciated. Perhaps 'Sideways' was the last one. Anyway, I would definitely recommend it, but best to be prepared for what kind of film it is.