Like a summer breeze that surprises and delights

Rating: 9/10 (2 January 2020)

I didn't see this coming. This whole movie came around my mind like a summer breeze. An unusual story full of twists and unexpected turns. At times I thought it was going to describe factual events and at other times, I was amazed as a complicated fantasy unfolded before my eyes. In many ways I am glad it went the way it went. There is an expectation with Tarantino movies ... as great as they are and they can be, they can also be predictable in many ways ... many good ways. But this movie is different. Perhaps it is an evolution of maturing of the film maker's thinking. Perhaps it is inspired genius to do the unexpected. It is risky to do this, as so many have expectations that they would require to be filled by QT. By the number of critical reviews here on IMDB for this movie, I suspect there are many who cannot handle change and have misinterpreted it for something else. For me though, the ending was the icing on the cake. In the original factual story, the result was so tragic and repugnant that this effort almost provides a ritual healing. It is not something I asked for but I am glad it happened. p.s. it helped that I didn't know what this movie was about and I didn't read any reviews before I watched it.