I understand Mr Tarantino's nostalgia, but I'm not sure why we the public had to subscribe to it. I hope this is his first and last vanity film. Brad Pitt looks good for his age and fans of his will enjoy his role in this. DiCaprio proves he can act. Is the age of Westerns and old Los Angeles really that romantic? If you think it is then this is for you. Nothing much happens in Once Upon A Time, and all the tension, such as there is, is provided by prior knowledge of what Charlie Manson's terrible acolytes did later. In this movie Tarantino has garnered the indie formula of a huge 90% build-up (relying on the actors to deliver interesting drama), to 10% monster ending, only his ratio is 5%.