I've loved most of Tarantino's former work but am seriously underwhelmed with this one. It has some upside but ultimately the flaws are too big to rate it anything more than average.

First the positive: The performances are absolutely flawless and the style is very polished, as is to be expected with the amount of talent involved. Also some scenes are very well executed and give some memorable moments to the viewer. The problem of the movie is that the whole never really comes together. The writing and storytelling is disappointingly unfocused and wanders and jumps around. I don't know how many minutes are wasted just by showing people driving around in their cars while listening to 60s music on the radio without contributing anything meaningful to the story. At some points voice over narration helplessly tries to stitch different parts together but to no avail. As a result the movie is just not very engaging and feels drawn out and all over the place. It's definitely missing that certain something that gave Tarantino movies their sharpness in the past. Which is a pity.

Watch it for some fine acting performances and to complete your Tarantino watchlist but don't expect greatness.