Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
Quentin Tarantino's latest all-star drama set in 1969 L.A. stars Leonardo DiCaprio alongside Brad Pitt, Margot Robbie as Sharon Tate and more.
Rick Dalton (DiCaprio) is a struggling former TV star, still struggling to make it in Tinseltown, alongside his former stunt double Cliff Booth (Pitt). But as Dalton's neighbour, rising star Sharon Tate (Robbie), will soon tragically learn, something more dangerous than the pursuit of fame is stalking Hollywood - a violent cult led by a charismatic figure promising the apocalypse...
- Director:
- Quentin Tarantino ('Reservoir Dogs', 'Django Unchained', 'Pulp Fiction')
- Writer:
- Quentin Tarantino
- Cast:
- Leonardo DiCaprioBrad PittMargot RobbieAl PacinoLuke PerryTimothy OlyphantMargaret QualleyDakota FanningKurt RussellDamian Lewis
Reviews & comments
Flicks, Craig Mathieson
flicksWith terrific complementary performances from Brad Pitt and Leonardo DiCaprio, Quentin Tarantino criss-crosses 1969 Los Angeles to create an enjoyable hang out adventure.
Flicks, Daniel Rutledge
flicksIt’s quite a departure from the iconic filmmaker’s intense last three movies, ambling along to its own groove, which may be harder to get on board with. But when you do, it’s a particularly pleasurable groove that for some fans will make for Tarantino’s most beloved work to date.
Sydney Morning Herald
pressAs always, Tarantino’s goal is to heighten the contradictions rather than resolve them, leaving us to guess whether he’s the idiot savant he’s so often taken for or whether he’s playing a deeper game than most of us can see.
Variety
pressThis curious fairy tale may not be the truth, and it may prattle on too long. But when its stars align, and they let loose with their unmistakable shine, Hollywood movies do seem truly special again.
Total Film
pressAll the Tarantino hallmarks are here - the jet-black humour, fine-tuned dialogue, jukebox soundtrack and, yes, bare feet.
Time Out
pressIt sits at the mature end of Tarantino's work, bringing his tongue-in-cheek storytelling together with exquisite movie craft and killer lead performances from Brad Pitt and Leonardo DiCaprio.
The Telegraph
pressTarantino luxuriates in bringing this prelapsarian heyday roaring back to life, and the effect is pure movie-world intoxication, laced with in-jokes and nibble-ably sweet period detail.
The Guardian
pressIt's entirely outrageous, disorientating, irresponsible, and also brilliant.
Los Angeles Times
press[A] richly evocative, conceptually jaw-dropping, excessively foot-fetishising, inescapably terrifying and unexpectedly poignant movie.
Hollywood Reporter
pressOnce Upon a Time... in Hollywood is uneven, unwieldy in its structure and not without its flat patches. But it's also a disarming and characteristically subversive love letter to its inspiration.
Once Upon A Time In Hollywood No stranger to rewriting history, Tarantino takes on the Manson murders but it really is just a mere backdrop for what is a trip through the golden age of Hollywood with literal recreations of old film and television. Starring Brad Pitt and Leonardo DiCaprio; a veritable dream team of Hollywood heartthrobs and neither of whom...
What I said to myself about half way through watching Tarantino's latest was "where is this going?" that feeling continued all till the ending and I honestly feel I got as much out of the trailer as I did the movie itself. Its well made and acted, so on paper good, but its completely bloated and has no actual narrative. Plus a few controversial elements...
Yes two great actors, B Pitt and L di Caprio, they have such amazing timing. A long movie and a number of laughs. The violence was over the top.
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood is perhaps not Tarantino's best work but it is certainly a fantastic film, meeting the high standard he has set for himself over the years. Leonardo di Caprio and Brad Pitt both give outstanding performances in their leading roles and Tarantino develops deep, multilayered characters through his somewhat unconventional method of...
2.5 hours of my life I wont get back. Seriously, what rubbish. Don't be blindly led just because its Tarantino. Worst movie Ive seen in years, and Flicks should be ashamed of giving it 4/5 rating.
Ever since I heard about this film an it's plot I was intrigued on whether Quentin Tarantino would be able to create another cult classic. I was lucky enough to be invited to a preview screening of the film by Flicks and one thing I could definitely say after walking out of the theatre is this film does not disappoint. The cast is great with DiCaprio and...
As an 18 year old my experience of Hollywood in the 60s is as legitimate as Tarantino's next RomCom yet still this film was a blast. Despite the lack of nostalgia that this film no doubt delivers to people of the time I still vicariously felt tarantino's love and admiration for this unique and sometimes significant period of history and film. Whilst some...
Not quite a Manson murder story and not quite an exploration of a fading Hollywood star, it's a bit of a mish-mash that doesn't quite know what it wants to be, so settles for being a good time. Tarantino continues to under-serve his female characters (except their feet, which are over-served) but at least recognises that watching Brad Pitt driving around...
For a while, I have been considering becoming a hippy. Something about the cheap laced joints and warm sunny days of LA has always inspired this fantasy. That was until Once Upon a Time in Hollywood... Tarantino always manages to make the taboo acceptable, brutally sweeping aside the modern political correctness that has swept Hollywood. Despite it's the...
Sydney Morning Herald
pressAs always, Tarantino’s goal is to heighten the contradictions rather than resolve them, leaving us to guess whether he’s the idiot savant he’s so often taken for or whether he’s playing a deeper game than most of us can see.
Variety
pressThis curious fairy tale may not be the truth, and it may prattle on too long. But when its stars align, and they let loose with their unmistakable shine, Hollywood movies do seem truly special again.
Total Film
pressAll the Tarantino hallmarks are here - the jet-black humour, fine-tuned dialogue, jukebox soundtrack and, yes, bare feet.
Time Out
pressIt sits at the mature end of Tarantino's work, bringing his tongue-in-cheek storytelling together with exquisite movie craft and killer lead performances from Brad Pitt and Leonardo DiCaprio.
The Telegraph
pressTarantino luxuriates in bringing this prelapsarian heyday roaring back to life, and the effect is pure movie-world intoxication, laced with in-jokes and nibble-ably sweet period detail.
The Guardian
pressIt's entirely outrageous, disorientating, irresponsible, and also brilliant.
Los Angeles Times
press[A] richly evocative, conceptually jaw-dropping, excessively foot-fetishising, inescapably terrifying and unexpectedly poignant movie.
Hollywood Reporter
pressOnce Upon a Time... in Hollywood is uneven, unwieldy in its structure and not without its flat patches. But it's also a disarming and characteristically subversive love letter to its inspiration.
Once Upon A Time In Hollywood No stranger to rewriting history, Tarantino takes on the Manson murders but it really is just a mere backdrop for what is a trip through the golden age of Hollywood with literal recreations of old film and television. Starring Brad Pitt and Leonardo DiCaprio; a veritable dream team of Hollywood heartthrobs and neither of...
What I said to myself about half way through watching Tarantino's latest was "where is this going?" that feeling continued all till the ending and I honestly feel I got as much out of the trailer as I did the movie itself. Its well made and acted, so on paper good, but its completely bloated and has no actual narrative. Plus a few controversial elements...
Yes two great actors, B Pitt and L di Caprio, they have such amazing timing. A long movie and a number of laughs. The violence was over the top.
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood is perhaps not Tarantino's best work but it is certainly a fantastic film, meeting the high standard he has set for himself over the years. Leonardo di Caprio and Brad Pitt both give outstanding performances in their leading roles and Tarantino develops deep, multilayered characters through his somewhat unconventional method...
2.5 hours of my life I wont get back. Seriously, what rubbish. Don't be blindly led just because its Tarantino. Worst movie Ive seen in years, and Flicks should be ashamed of giving it 4/5 rating.
Ever since I heard about this film an it's plot I was intrigued on whether Quentin Tarantino would be able to create another cult classic. I was lucky enough to be invited to a preview screening of the film by Flicks and one thing I could definitely say after walking out of the theatre is this film does not disappoint. The cast is great with DiCaprio and...
As an 18 year old my experience of Hollywood in the 60s is as legitimate as Tarantino's next RomCom yet still this film was a blast. Despite the lack of nostalgia that this film no doubt delivers to people of the time I still vicariously felt tarantino's love and admiration for this unique and sometimes significant period of history and film. Whilst some...
Not quite a Manson murder story and not quite an exploration of a fading Hollywood star, it's a bit of a mish-mash that doesn't quite know what it wants to be, so settles for being a good time. Tarantino continues to under-serve his female characters (except their feet, which are over-served) but at least recognises that watching Brad Pitt driving around...
For a while, I have been considering becoming a hippy. Something about the cheap laced joints and warm sunny days of LA has always inspired this fantasy. That was until Once Upon a Time in Hollywood... Tarantino always manages to make the taboo acceptable, brutally sweeping aside the modern political correctness that has swept Hollywood. Despite it's the...
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