Unbearable tension

Rating: 10/10 (23 February 2020)

Why are are people so bored and disappointed with this movie? Not enough blood or what? The period setting already had the undercurrent of horror.
Why does Cliff not leave the Manson commune? Surely he can tell bad things could happen. Is George Spahn going to be a shriveled corpse in a rocking chair? Then there's poor Rick, the 50's hack whose time is running out, but Shwarz throws him a lifeline and the precocious child actor throws him a bone.
The whole time you're wondering if we're going to have to endure the vile Tate/Manson horror show but QT slightly eases the tension with Cliff confrontation. If he can take on Bruce, maybe he can save himself and the Daltons, but will the psycho shoot him in the face first? There's no way to know if Quentin's going to go Reservoir Dogs or Pulp Fiction.
The beautiful set dressing was so distracting I'll have to watch it at least once more to try and keep up with the actual script and visual clues and gems. .