In all honesty, I enjoyed it

Rating: 8/10 (3 December 2019)

Hollywood vs the hippies.
With conflicting reviews I wasn't expecting that much but it turns out, despite the relatively slow burn, it was entertaining. The dialogue itself didn't blow my mind or anything but the way much of it was said was in this naturalistic, early Tarantino way not seen since Jackie Brown or Linklater's Boyhood; as opposed to overly-cool... which I liked. I found myself interested in what was going to happen next. The Bruce Lee scene didn't even bother me really. It was funny... and you know, maybe Bruce Lee was too full of himself. He didn't really win many tournaments. So...I dunno..
I kinda had an issue with the ending. Hollywood vs the hippies. Ok, so maybe there were some "crazy hippies" but I wouldn't consider the Manson clan or the like real hippies. There was a genuine movement of peace and love and the legend goes, it was the psychopaths that started spiking the LSD for bad trips which ruined the movement. No idea how true that is, but wouldn't be surprised. Regardless it was still entertaining.