Quentin Tarantino's tribute to classical Hollywood's twilight years looks great, the acting is pretty strong, and the sixties setting is commendable.

Except there's really not much going on in the actual movie. The closest thing to a character arc is Leonardo DiCaprio's character Rick Dalton coming to terms with his best years of his acting career behind him. His faithful stunt double and confidant Cliff Booth (a stoic steely Brad Pitt) provides Dalton with friendship and a chauffeur. Meanwhile, his new neighbors moved in. Their names are Roman Polanski and Sharon Tate (Margot Robbie). Yeah, you can guess who else shows up later.

DiCaprio and Pitt's performances do help make the film's ponderous length more tolerable. The pair are different sides of the same coin when it comes with careers. DiCaprio's insecurity is constantly on his mind whilst Pitt seems to have acheived an inner zen.