Rick Dalton (Leonardo DiCaprio) is a B actor whose career is starting to fade. His one time staring credit in a popular western TV series - Bounty Law - now gets him guest appearances as the bad guy du jour. His long time stuntman, Cliff Booth (Brad Pitt), serves as his driver, handyman, and best friend. It just so happens that Rick lives next door to Roman Polanski and Sharon Tate.
The movie reminded me of Hail Caesar! The setting is the main character and all the actions just offer more details of a specific time. Tarantino is celebrating late 60s Hollywood in this movie, offering a deep dive into the era through the main characters. Behold the nostalgia.
Pitt and DiCaprio are excellent in their roles and, though most of the movie has little to nothing to do with the climax, it is always fun and engaging. After watching this, I wanted to go rent the 14 Fists of McCluskey and check out a couple episodes of Bounty Law.
Definitely worth seeing though I'm not sure I'd say anything here is Oscar material. Well, set design is pretty impressive.
Thumbs up.
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