An artistically drawn mess is still a mess.

Rating: 4/10 (6 August 2019)

I'm glad that so many others liked the film, but it left me cold. It was ponderous and slow moving yet the climax with the expected Tarantino trademark ultra violence felt contrived. It wasn't the actors fault, most weren't given much to do. Not a huge Leo fan but I thought he was very good, and got the fading, self-doubting him star just right. Pitt looked good but that seemed to be his only function.
The actor playing Tex Watson did not in any way resemble the real person (and ex HS football player from Texas). Evan Rachel Ward was good in her small part. Other than being a young attractive blonde woman, Margo Robbie doesn't look anything like Sharon Tate (rounded features vs angular features).
Otherwise the cinematography was very good but other than the vintage autos used, it didn't really capture the look and feel of the late 60s in Southern California.
Without giving anything away, did anyone else wonder if the speech given by the Manson family member, in the car on the fateful night, about violent TV shows of the 50s being responsible for social ills, was QT addressing those who have criticized him for glorifying violence?