Tarantino gets most things right

Rating: 8/10 (23 August 2019)

Such as the recreation of the 60s: cars, dÃ©cor. smoking, TV etc. He is a most stylish and skilful filmmaker and knows how to create and film memorable, impressive scenes. And for most of the film he restrains his love of violence. But then at the end, an unnecessary orgy of violence which it would have been more classy and stylish to suggest or report. Back in the C5th bc., Greek tragedians knew that simply reporting mayhem was the classy way of doing this. One has to wonder about the psychological health of QT and his obsessive fascination with extreme violence. A special delight of this film is the lovely throbbing sound of Rick Walton's V8 Cadillac, featured in a number of scenes. And near the end, there is a rustbucket V8 with a defective muffler that emits a chugging throb that is pure heaven. (Rick comes out to complain about the noise but ignore him). Well done, QT, for resurrecting this great clunker.