Knowledge of actual events is what makes this movie

Rating: 7/10 (18 April 2020)

This movie is by far neither the worst, or the best movie ever. But I think knowing the true story of Sharon Tate and Charles Manson creates a different experience when watching this move. I kept waiting for something terrible to happen at the ranch. Tarantino is genius at creating that type of tension. But if you aren't familiar with Charles Manson and his followers, you would have no context of how deranged they were. As far as the ending, well the title of the movie tells you this is a fairy tale. I was on the edge of my seat wondering how Tarantino was going to deal with the murders. The turn of events was so surprising, and so satisfying that I found myself cheering on that dog, and finally, seeing Sharon in the final scene was a bit gut wrenchingly sad as to what might have been.
I had no trouble watching this movie for almost 3 hours.