Thanks to Corona, the business has been slow but with the country opening up slowly, business will be kicking off in due time, so I have to get shit done. Thankfully, I'm not going to die of hunger and boredom either, since Once upon a time in Hollywood served up something pretty fucking incredible.
It's not every day I get to see a movie that features Leonardo Di Caprio and Brad Pitt, who are pretty much among the best actors around the scene nowadays anyways. Unlike movies like guns akimbo where they just do dumb shit with a pointless storyline/narrative, Sony served up a well thought out script that featured some entertaining high points.
The back story is that Leonardo are two dudes in Hollywood of the 70s; Leonardo is successful action star while Brad is his stunt double. Somewhere along the line, they get embroiled in some unnecessary shenanigans with some creepy hippies because Brad's character wanted to fuck one of them.
It turns out the group of hippies are a psychotic group of individuals who commit gruesome murders and other dastardly shit. All the fighting, murder, bloodshed and whatnot happened in a flurry at the end of the movie, so this isn't exactly one of those straight-up action movies.
What was interesting about the plot is how the story builds up to the weird ending. There were other subplots along the way like how Leonardo's character had to deal with the dip in his career and how it connected to his new fancy neighbours that he wanted to fraternize with all along.
There's a lot of monologuing and chatter along the way that add to the spectacle, so it is one of those movies that you might have to rewind a couple of times to enjoy. As I said earlier, don't expect a jumpy, John Wick type shooting film because this isn't one of those. It is more of a "sit back, listen to these geniuses do their thing" type of script where you get to see a wide range of acting from the cast.
At the end of the day, you'll learn that in Hollywood, it isn't all glamorous and you have to kiss a few asses along the way to get to the top. You'll also learn that a few gruesome murders in your house can actually help further your career and that bruce Lee might have just been a bitch that Hollywood turned into a God on-screen, judging by the way he got beaten.