Review of Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood (2019) by Wingnutz — 29 Jul 2019

I never thought I would say this about a QT film, but this movie was boring beyond belief. QT seems to occupy the position that Woody Allen held before he fell from Hollywood grace: stars want to be in his films to give themselves "artist cred". That can be the only explanation for why this roster of great actors/stars signed up for this non-event.

The worst part was how the dialog was curt and stiff. Until now, there was no better screenwriter in film than QT. Until now.

And poor Margot Robbie. She was left playing a vapid cookie cutter character with virtually nothing to add to the story except to be the historical prop of Sharon Tate.

My expectations were perhaps too high, but this was pablum. I cannot understand the critic reviews except to believe that they, like the actors, fall under QT's "artist director" spell.