The article should have mentioned that Cliff Booth was his character in Once Upon a Time in Hollywood. I had to look it up.
Should mention the title of the dang movie too.
I’m not the only one who thinks this but: that movie was a whole lot of nothing. A hour and a half in (Manson) I was asking “where is this going?”. According to a podcast I listened to, Bill Burr absolutely loved it.
His character was…“cool”? But it seems like they’re going to keep him as a fictional background character that happened to be there through many classic Hollywood moments that only Hollywood people would know.
It wasn’t supposed to “go” anywhere. It’s a Tarantino film, so it’s really more a meta movie about movies than most. The plot doesn’t really matter. It’s a movie about a particular time in Hollywood shot in the style of movie and TV Westerns that were very big in Hollywood, until they weren’t, just like the protagonist and his stunt double. The whole film is shot like a Western. The title is a play on the title of another popular western. Like most Westerns, and indeed most of the west (the desolate desert cliche), on it’s surface it’s a “whole lot of nothing”. The heart of most Westerns aren’t really about the plot; it’s the grit, the anti-heros, the everyday villains, the scenery, etc.
This new movie sounds interesting, but only because I liked the character of Cliff. This doesn’t seem like a movie suited to a sequel without being boring. Cliff in a C3PO costume, a Spy movie, or some other idom feels like it would just cheapen the whole thing.
I don’t know about it being shot like a Western, Margot Robbie’s character and scenes were nearly wholly unnecessary, and I don’t recall any Westerns with unnecessary plot points. The only time she kinda was part of the events was at the very end.
I’ve seen Tarantino’s films before, but they almost all had some kind of story to tell. This movie was a huge nothingburger, and many reviews (read AFTER seeing the movie) tend to agree with me. Not saying they’re 100% correct, but people expect a story to be told when being held for nearly 3 hours.
She was there for one reason and one reason only:
Iirc the real life person she plays was murdered by Manson. So her parts are there to allow her to survive and enjoy life in a way. It’s all very meta. I also couldn’t get much from the movie. I guess it’s more of a vibes movie about a certain time and place that you need to have fond memories of to really enjoy.
Right away I thought Se7en.
Sounds shit
