Tarantino is on (vintage) form here in this unexpectedly restrained work that is also one of the finest pictures of 2019.
Dir. Quentin Tarantino
2019 | USA | Drama/Comedy | 161 mins | 2.39:1 | English
M18 (passed clean) for language throughout, some strong graphic violence, drug use, and sexual references
Cast: Leonardo DiCaprio, Brad Pitt, Margot Robbie, Al Pacino
Plot: A faded television actor and his stunt double strive to achieve fame and success in the film industry during the final years of Hollywood’s Golden Age in 1969 Los Angeles.
Awards: Nom. for Palme d’Or (Cannes); Nom. for Variety Piazza Grande Award (Locarno); Won 2 Oscars – Best Supporting Actor & Best Production Design & Nom. for 8 Oscars – Best Picture, Best Director, Best Leading Actor, Best Original Screenplay, Best Cinematography, Best Costume Design, Best Sound Mixing, Best Sound Editing
Distributor: Sony Pictures
Accessibility Index
Subject Matter: Contextual/Slightly Mature
Narrative Style: Complex
Pace: Slightly Slow
Audience Type: Slightly Mainstream
(Reviewed at Singapore Film Society premiere screening)
Spoilers: No
Review commissioned for CatchPlay: http://bit.ly/2MlfHT9
Grade: A
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A wonderful review. We are definitely in agreement on this film. “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood” is one of the best movies Tarantino has ever made. He does such an excellent job of capturing the 1960’s time period in Hollywood. DiCaprio and Pitt were both phenomenal in the leading roles. I love everything about this film – from the production-design to the writing. It’s almost three hours but the run time flies by in an instant. Here’s why I loved it:
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