Quentin Tarantino‘sOnce Upon a Time in Hollywoodhas earned critical praise after its world premiere at the 2019Cannes Film Festival.
The Guardian‘s Peter Bradshaw said the “brilliant” film is “shocking, gripping, dazzlingly shot.”
Indiewire‘s Anne Thompson singled out the performances, saying, “DiCaprio and Pitt are funny and brilliant, as is Margot Robbie as sweet Sharon Tate.”
Jason Gorber, the managing editor ofThat Shelf, tweeted, “#OnceUponATimeInHollywoodis a beautiful, brash rumination on the grime and beauty of Hollywood. It is a dirty, sensually realized feat, with many, many shots of dirty, sensualized feet.#QuentinTarantino#Cannes2019.”
The day before it premiered, Tarantino, 56, published an open letter on the social media pages of the film, asking Cannes Film Festival audience members not to spoil the movie in advance, as its world premiere on May 21 comes two months before the theatrical release.
“I love cinema. You love cinema. It’s the journey of discovering a story for the first time,” Tarantino wrote. “I’m thrilled to be here in Cannes to share ‘Once Upon a Time…In Hollywood’ with the festival audience. The cast and crew have worked so hard to create something original, and I only ask that everyone avoids revealing anything that would prevent later audiences from experiencing the film in the same way.”
Brad PittinOnce Upon a Time in Hollywood.Andrew Cooper
Tarantino follows in the footsteps of the Russo Brothers, who similarly pleaded with audiences to not spoil their blockbuster hitAvengers:Endgame.
The film also starsMargot Robbieand is Tarantino’s first film premiere at Cannes sinceInglouriousBasterdsin 2009, where Christopher Waltz won for Best Actor.
Despite the fears that Tarantino would be unable to complete the film before the festival, the award-winning filmmaker the task, with the film set to premiere at Cannes 25 years after his filmPulp Fictionwon the Palme d’Or, the festival’s top prize.
The movie, set to come out two weeks before the 50th anniversary of the Manson family murders, also features Damon Harriman as Charles Manson and will explore the murder of Sharon Tate (Robbie) at the hands of the crime family.
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood— also starringLuke Perryin his final role,Kurt Russell,Dakota FanningandLena Dunham— hits theaters July 26.
source: people.com
