Once Upon A Time In Hollywood are suspiciously sunny, illuminated by the glow of seventies nostalgia. We all know that something very nasty is bound to happen to these characters. When they are being directed by Quintin Tarantino you know to expect; blood, gruesome weather and more blood.
The teaser trailer, however, gives little away; the focus is on the dynamic between Leonardo DiCaprio and Brad Pitt. What little we see of Robbie is framed positively, with brief shots of her happily dancing. There’s also a chilling glimpse of Damon Herriman as Charles Manson, who’s apparently so perfectly cast that he’s playing the role again for David Fincher in the second season of Mindhunter.
But Tarantino is usually quite skilled at touching the boundaries of taste without outright crossing them (though that’s certainly open to debate). He’s also a fan of strong female characters wreaking violent revenge against their abusers; Margot Robbie’s depiction of Tate might just come armed with a katana.
Historically accurate or not, the promise of Tarantino returning to the seventies, potentially to the glorious heights of Pulp Fiction, is ridiculously exciting.
Once Upon A Time In Hollywood is said to be exciting no doubt and I’m pretty sure the cinemas would be packed.