Blinded by the light

Rating: 3/10 (7 September 2019)

I had high hopes for this film. The time period, location and people involved has influenced and shaped world-culture. Now, the production values are top notch, and everything looks authentically 60's, but that's all to it.
However, the sad truth is that this movie is all style and lacks any true depth.
First, the movie does not have an engaging plot. There's no interesting or witty dialogue, as we have come to expect from Tarantino, and no captivating scenes.
In the theatre, I was waiting patiently to find a red thread or engaging story, but what we are left with is superficial beauty, expensive cars, mansions, pomp and style. Perhaps this was Tarantino's intent, to blind the audience with Hollywood "glory".
The strange take Tarantino has on the Sharon Tate/Manson ordeal reveals quite a bit, as if he is trying to please someone. I understand the title of the movie refers to a fairy-tale-version of Hollywood, but by God, what a dull movie. We are left with an empty husk of a film, that will expire, and be forgotten as soon as the "fanboys" stop staring directly into the big, fake Hollywood sun.