I watch this film by accident
Honestly. They tapped the wrong option at the cinema – possibly my fault because I couldn’t remember the proper title for Once Upon a Time in Hollywood – and handed me the wrong ticket. I obediently went and sat in the correct seat in the correct cinema and at the correct time the wrong film started.
But never mind, I enjoyed it. It’s quite tongue-in-cheek and certainly Johnson & Stratham don’t appear to take themselves too seriously. It was a bit silly, fast & busy, often noisy and the rap music (I assume that’s what it was and not some sub-class or evolution of the genre – please excuse my ignorance if I’m mistaken) dutifully played at appropriate moments.
It was fun though and works much better on the big screen than the small where I probably would have caught it eventually. Also Vanessa Kirby was really good – not seen her before in a lead role but she was funny and tough and held her own against the other leads.
Bit puzzled why there were so many otherwise big names tucked away in smallish roles – some kind of in joke or a bit of well paid fun? Dunno but they appeared to be enjoying themselves as well.