joedavis2

I loved this movie the first time at the Theater. I rated it a 9, obviously a great rating. But after my 3rd or 4th time I have amended my rating to a 10.

Knowing the characters, knowing where it goes , and anticipating the emotions brings it to a whole new level.

The character arcs, the depth of the individual stories and backgrounds are very deep. And the very high level of talent shown by all of the characters is outstanding. From facial expressions to the pronunciation of words like "tortillas", each actor brings a believability to their character.

The dark comic aspects, the twists and turns throughout.

Brilliant.

I have been a huge Tarantino fan since Pulp Fiction. There have been a few since then I like better than others. I had very high hopes for this movie. It was an utter let down. Tarantino has become a victim of his own Coolness Factor I believe.

This movie is filled with the camera shots quarky products, backgroung media (radio and t.v. in the scenes)and directing in general that have made his movies so great. But it is overfilled in a pointless manner. The movie tries to feed off of itself going nowhere for 2 hours. The last Act, which was brilliant, was overshadowed by the dragging of the first 80% of the movie.

The settings, the feeling that it was filmed in the late 60s Hollywood,the dialogue for the most part (though not nearly up to bar he has set for himself)...its impeccable. But overall being lost in itself and stirring in mediocrity for so long o early on destroyed what Once Upon a Time should have been.

Always loved his shows..relatively clean and really funny. Now the F-bombs are flying constantly and it comes off tasteless. Too bad... what a disappointing turn for a him.