Great cast makes up for a somewhat labored journey of a film

Rating: 9/10 (14 August 2019)

There are certain expectations of a Quentin Tarantino film, but while some of them in this case are lost or held back until the last minute, the movie as a whole delivers another neat alternative-history that can be considered an homage to late 60's Hollywood.
Where the movie could drag out with its overall length and sometimes labored and not-entirely-clear narratives, the performances of the cast make up for it.
Both Leo DiCaprio and Brad Pitt give outstanding performances, and Margot Robbie was gorgeous in every scene she's in. Kurt Russell gets his moment and makes me wish we had more of him in the movie. Al Pacino was not terrible, but his character seemed a bit too one-dimensional and it was hard to really get into his scenes.
As similar to what I've seen in Inglorious Basterds and the Hateful 8, there are scenes where the suspense slowly builds, and you are left hanging on for the climax, to a point where you are silently screaming for it, good or bad, and the end result gives you a moment to finally sigh at the suspense finally ending.
There are some moments for you to, at the very least, chuckle, and relax, but as with any Tarantino film, you never get a real chance to relax long.
Overall, the movie is very solid and is something fresh in the midst of never-ending sequels and remakes, and continues to show how much of a creative mind Tarantino is, and how he continues to churn out fantastic films, one after another.