The Emperor's New Film

Rating: 4/10 (17 August 2019)

As you can see by all the 10 star reviews, there is incredibly high praise for this film, but having myself just left the cinema, I feel like I've been conned by Tarantino and all those complicit in hyping up this utter waste of a story. Plot? Didn't start until the final 15 minutes of a nearly 3 hour story. That's objectively weak storytelling, despite the homages and stylistics and texturing. So what the fudge is going on with these reviews and the high rating and the endless standing ovation at Cannes film festival? My guess is it's a combination of the Hollywood fake review machine, a test of Tarantino loyalty toward those under his influence, and possibly a range of self-deceiving who think the superficial elements outside the plot making it a satisfying film. Again, when you wait over 2 hours for the plot, it's not a satisfying story. One of Tarantino's worst by far.