A very entertaining movie, but ultimately: Is it a character study about a drunken, fading actor wrestling with alcoholism and suicidal thoughts? Kind of. Maybe. Is it a probing, suspenseful insight into the coalescing of the Manson family? Kind of. Maybe. Is it an homage to the glorious late-1960s of Hollywood and LA? Kind of. Maybe. Is it a tale about a really cool stuntman and his kick-ass dog? Probably.
So, there you have it. Very long, but a very entertaining movie because DiCaprio is naturally fantastic and Brad Pitt's character is so likable. Inevitably, it degenerates into a gorefest, as expected from a Tarantino movie. It wanted to be about everything, however, and ultimately wound up being about nothing.
So, there you have it. Very long, but a very entertaining movie because DiCaprio is naturally fantastic and Brad Pitt's character is so likable. Inevitably, it degenerates into a gorefest, as expected from a Tarantino movie. It wanted to be about everything, however, and ultimately wound up being about nothing.