(Flash Review)

Just because this is Tarantino and there are several A-List actors in this doesn't default it to an award winning film. It had some really good and tension-built moments, great style, distinctive camera movement and a huge homage to lesser known classic films and songs...B-Side songs from popular artists as well such as the Rolling Stones. Yet it lacked character and scene building dialog that he is so wonderful at writing. Many story threads didn't feel cohesive and the editing and pacing were uneven. It was intriguing but not overly memorable like his early film catalog. Maybe I shouldn't have gone into this completely cold; reading nothing about it...? I had to read reviews to figure out that Charles Manson's group/cult played a big part in the story. Overall, this was a satisfying while watching but at the end left me empty.