Once Upon A Time in Hollywood First Reviews: Quentin ...

Critics Consensus: Thrillingly unrestrained yet solidly crafted, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood tempers Tarantino's provocative impulses with the ... Home TopBoxOffice Tickets&Showtimes DVD&Streaming TV News SIGNUP LOGIN JesterMcGree Logout What'stheTomatometer?® RTCritics Home BoxOffice TV DVD MORE News Movies&DVDS TV News Tickets&Showtimes Home Home Home News OnceUponATimeinHollywoodFirstReviews:QuentinTarantino'sViolentandPersonalOdetotheSummerof'69 TheveryfirstreviewsfromCannessayOnceUponaTimeinHollywoodisthemovieQuentinTarantinowasborntomake. byChristopherCampbell|May21,2019| Comments QuentinTarantinosentoutapublicmessagetocriticsandotherattendeesoftheCannesFilmFestivalnottospoilhisnewmovie,OnceUponaTimeinHollywood,andforthemostpartthefirstreviewsarekeepingmumondetails.Whattheyaresaying,though,isthatthisTinseltownfairytaleisanotherenjoyablebutalsopotentiallycontroversialmoviefromthedirectorofPulpFictionandInglouriousBasterds.Followingalengthystandingovation,themixedreactionspouredincelebratingthepairingofLeonardoDiCaprioandBradPitt,there-creationof1969Hollywood(thetownandthepopculture)andhintsofitsunspeakablefinalact. Here’swhatcriticsaresayingaboutOnceUponaTimeinHollwood: Whatexactlyareweinfor? “Alove-lettertothetinseltownofthelate’60s?Thestoryofadown-on-his-luckactorandhisstuntman?AfairytaleretellingoftheMansonFamilymurderspree?Theanswerisalltheabove.”–JordanFarley,TotalFilm/GamesRadar “Suchamovingfilm,atoncealoveletter—andadream—oftheHollywoodthatwas.”–ManohlaDargis,TheNewYorkTimes “Agrandplaygroundforthedirectortofurtherfetishizeoldpopculture,tobreakthingsandhurtpeople,andtobringawide-eyedgleeandarobustsenseofperversitytothewholecraftofmoviemaking.”–StevePond,TheWrap “AlopsidedculturalmashupasviewedthroughTarantino’sexuberantcinematicfilter.”–EricKohn,IndieWire (PhotobySonyPictures) HowdoesOnceUponaTime…stackupagainstTarantino’sothermovies? “Ifnotacareerbest, it’sanextraordinarycareersummation.”–DavidSexton,LondonEveningStandard “Inmanyways,thisisthemostmodernandrealizedofhisfilms,aculminationofallthevariouspastichestoformalovelettertothepastandaspeculativefictionofwhatcouldhavebeen.”–JasonGorber,Slashfilm “Thefilmtakesitstimetobuildupatmosphereandcharacter.Thismayverywellirksomeofhisnewerfans,butforallofuswhofellforQT’scinemabackinthe1990s,itisanabsolutelywelcome.”–JordanRuimy,WorldofReel “ForTarantinothisisanalmostsoft-hearted–forhim–film…anewdepartureforthefilmmaker.Andthewarmthiswelcome.”–FionnualaHalligan,ScreenInternational “ItmaybethefirstTarantinofilmthatleaveswithagenuinesenseof,waitforit,hope.”–GregoryEllwood,Collider “[It’s]thefilmmaker’sweirdestmovie…hisultimatehangoutmovie.”–EricKohn,IndieWire “ThespectaculartalkinessofpreviousTarantinofilmsisinshortersupply…QuentinTarantino’smostcontemplativemovieuntilitisn’t.”–StevePond,TheWrap “ThereislittleherethathasnotbeenseenfromQuentinTarantinobefore…frankly,thistimeIwashopingforsomethingmore.”–Jo-AnneTitmarsh,HeyUGuys “Tarantinoathismostindulgentandunfocused.”–JordanFarley,TotalFilm/GamesRadar Isitalsohismostpersonalwork? “ThisisthemostpersonalmovieofTarantino’scareer.YoucanfeeltheeffecttheMansonmurdersmusthavehadona6year-oldQTlivingin1969L.A.”–JordanRuimy,WorldofReel “Youcanseeitastheworkofa56-year-oldartistwonderingabouthisplaceinachangingindustry.”–StevePond,TheWrap “WhatTarantinoreallyseemstowanttodowiththefilmisjusttalkaboutoldstuffhelikes.”–RichardLawson,VanityFair (Photoby) Soit’salsostillanotherpopculturepastiche? “It’sfilledwithhomagesto(oroutrightre-creationsof)oldTVshows,oldmovies,oldadvertisingjingles:Tarantinoindulgesinhisobsessionsashegetstodirectallthestuffhelovedasakid.” –StevePond,TheWrap “Aclumsyvoiceoverticksoffthenamesofspaghettiwesterndirectors,fromPeronitoCorbucci,asifTarantinoreverse-engineeredthescriptbystartingwiththecalloutsandbuildingthenarrativefromthere.”–EricKohn,IndieWire “Muchofthereference-obsessedauteur’slatestisfocusedonthesmallscreen…thismarksaninteresting—maybetelling?—shiftforthedirector.”–RichardLawson,VanityFair “Thishomagealsohastheacheofarequiem.”–ManohlaDargis,TheNewYorkTimes (PhotobySonyPictures) CanweexpecttheusualTarantinotypeofsoundtrack,too? “TheTarantinojukeboxgetsthekindofworkoutithasn’tsince“PulpFiction”(RoyHead!PaulRevereandtheRaiders!NeilDiamond!VanillaFudge!)”–StevePond,TheWrap “ThesoundtrackistrademarkTarantino–therearefewerdeepcutshere,butwithalate-’60ssoundscapeandabigproductionbudget,therearesomestupendoussongsselected.”–JasonGorber,Slashfilm (PhotobySonyPictures) Doesitdoagoodjobdepictingtheperiod? “Thisfilmmusthavethemostplausible,immersivedepictionoflate-SixtiesL.A.sincetheyshotfilmsinL.A.inthelateSixties.”–RobbieCollin,TheTelegraph “Tarantino’srecreationoftheHollywoodof1969isabsolutelygorgeoustobehold.”–JordanRuimy,WorldofReel “Tarantinore-createstheHollywoodof50yearsagowithafantasticallydetailedandalmostswoonytime-machineprecision…themoviecaptureshowHollywood,by1969,wasahead-spinningly layered place.”–OwenGleiberman,Variety “Theproductiondesignisimpeccable;whenCliffspeedsaroundBurbank,he’spracticallydrivingthroughadocumentary.”-EricKohn,IndieWire HowareLeonardoDiCaprioandBradPitttogether? “Bothstarsarefiercelyenjoyabletowatchhereintheirfirstpairing.”–FionnualaHalligan,ScreenInternational “Neitherhasbeenbetter,andyou’rewitnessingsometrulyspecialperformancescapturedforourviewingpleasure…animmediatelyiconicbuddypair.”–JasonGorber,Slashfilm “Thefilm’smajorassetisthesetwoperformances,bothlooseandfunnyandamiable…Theyhaveabeguilingchemistry.”–RichardLawson,VanityFair (Photoby) Whoelsestandsout? “[MargoRobbieis]theheartandsoulofthisfilm.”–JordanRuimy,WorldofReel “MargotRobbiegivesasympatheticportrayalofTate,DakotaFanningisintimidatinglysinister…andLorenzaIzzohasaspiritedturn.”–PeterBradshaw,TheGuardian “MikeMohasBruceLee…isahighlightinafilmofmanyhighlights.”–JasonGorber,Slashfilm “Theslowermomentshavedelicioustouchesorwonderfulcameos(ladiesandgentlemen,BruceFreakin’Dern!).”–StevePond,TheWrap “Familiarfacessuchas TimothyOlyphant,LukePerry,MarkMadsen,LenaDunham and DamienLewis standoutinsmallroles.”–GregoryEllwood,Collider What’sthemovie’sbiggestproblems? “Thefilmtakesitstime,tothepointwhereattimesitstartstofeelsluggish–buteventheslowermomentshavedelicioustouchesorwonderfulcameos.”–StevePond,TheWrap “TherewerestretchesduringmyscreeningwhenIwasalittlebored…thelackofrealconnectivetissueisoftenmorefrustratingthanitischarming.”–RichardLawson,VanityFair “[An]issueisthefilm’slength…TarantinospendssomuchtimeinRick’sfictionalworldthatheleavesouttimeforthemuchmoreinterestingrealworld.”–Jo-AnneTitmarsh,HeyUGuys “Hestartstousethenarratormoreoften,breakingtheshow-don’t-tellmystique,andwewonderwhy.Isn’thethemasterofshowing?”–OwenGleiberman,Variety “Pitt’scharacteriscapital-Pproblematic,absolutelybydesign– butthetransgressivethrillisundeniable,andtheartistrymesmerizinglyassured.”–RobbieCollin,TheTelegraph “Thereisnodoubtthatthisisaverymalemovie.”–PeterBradshaw,TheGuardian AndhowdoesTarantinohandleacertainnotoriousmassacre? “[It’s]ahazilyfreewheelingTarantinificationofthehorrificevents.”–RobbieCollin,TheTelegraph “Entirelyoutrageous,disorientating,irresponsible,andalsobrilliant.”–PeterBradshaw,TheGuardian “ThemurdersthemselvesmustbethesinglemostshockingsequenceinTarantino’sfilmographyforanumberofreasons:onemomentmademegroan“ohno”outloud.”-RobbieCollin,TheTelegraph “Somemayfind[it]daringandothersdisturbing…timewilltellwhethergeneralaudiencesbelievethefilmcommemoratesorexploitsthehorrorsof1969anditsvictims.”–JasonGorber,Slashfilm (PhotobySonyPictures) Isittooviolent? “SensationallyviolentevenbyQuentin’shighstandards.”–DavidSexton,LondonEveningStandard “TherearesomeshockinghappeningsfromagorestandpointalthoughcomparedtootherTarantinofareit’stemperedabit.”–GregoryEllwood,Collider “Sufficeittosaythatthosestarvedforstylizedviolencewillgettheirboneandlikeit.”–CharlesBramesco,Birth.Movies.Death “Whenthemovie’strulygnarlyspateofviolencehappens,it’sbothgrimlycatharticandrevolting,abrief,horrificriotofcrunchandgushthatcomesacrossabittoogleeful.”–RichardLawson,VanityFair Soweshouldjustseeitforourselves? “[Has]itsfairshareofproblems…butit’safilmpepperedwithscenesofsuchmagnificence[thatits]diversionsareworthtaking.” –JordanFarley,TotalFilm/GamesRadar “IdefyanyonewithredbloodintheirveinsnottorespondtothecrazybravuraofTarantino’sfilmmaking,nottobebouncedaroundtheauditoriumatthemoment-by-momentenjoymentthatthismoviedelivers–andconversely,ofcourse,toshudderatthehorrorandcrueltyanditshallucinatoryaftermath.”–PeterBradshaw,TheGuardian OnceUponinTimeinHollywood opens intheaters July26,2019. #1 OnceUponaTime...InHollywood(2019)85% #1 AdjustedScore:122085% CriticsConsensus:Thrillinglyunrestrainedyetsolidlycrafted,OnceUponaTimeinHollywoodtempersTarantino'sprovocativeimpulseswiththeclarityofamaturefilmmaker'svision. Synopsis:ActorRickDaltongainedfameandfortunebystarringina1950stelevisionWestern,butisnowstrugglingtofind...[More] Starring:LeonardoDiCaprio,BradPitt,MargotRobbie,KurtRussell DirectedBy:QuentinTarantino Likethis?Subscribetoournewsletterandgetmorefeatures,news,andguidesinyourinboxeveryweek. 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