Once Upon A Time In Hollywood Trailer Reactions: 6 Ups & 2 Downs

Downs...

2. That "Load" Joke

Once Upon A Time Hollywood Trailer
Sony

Dialogue is, by and large, one of Quentin Tarantino's greatest strengths. He marries profanity with eloquence in a way that can have even great actors tripping over their own tongues, but when done right there's few who can match him as a big screen wordsmith.

For the most part, this trailer fits in with that view - the Rick Dalton at the end is great, as is the manslaughter line - but it doesn't get off to the best start. When Rick and Cliff are being interviewed about the role of a stunt double, there's a joke in there about how the latter carries his load.

Unfortunately, it simply doesn't land. It's the one moment in the teaser that really feels cheap and forced, and like it might not even make it into the finished product.

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