One of Quentin Tarantino's weaker movies. Barely feels like a Quentin Tarantino movie.

Rating: 7/10 (17 August 2019)

I loved Leonardo Discaprio and Brad Pitt in this movie. They are both probably the best part of the movie, along with the third act.
The plot was probably the worst part of this movie, not saying it's awful, just the worst part of the movie. Really bloated and disconbobulated. Most Margot Robbie's Sharon Tate scenes were pretty pointless in terms of plot. She also barely says anything or barely even acts. Why hire such a big named actress just for that? But some her scenes are oddly touching. I get where Quentin was going for with her, trying humanize her to make us feel even worse because we know her dark fate, then he subverts our expectations at the end by not killing her. So that again makes her scenes kinda pointless.
There's a very long scene of Brad Pitt driving a hippie girl to her home, then him wanting to talk to a person there who he used to know. And why are all the hippies so mad at Brad Pitt's character for wanting to talk to George? It seems Quentin Tarantino was just trying to subervt expectations just for the sake of it, cuz he built it up as if they killed him or something, but actually nothing happened and he's fine. So why are they so mad at Brad Pitt for this? Don't get me wrong, this scene is probably one of the best of the movie just for the suspense, but still, what was the point of this scene? Maybe just to build up the main killer who shows up again at the random ending? Still not justified enough for me. I also understand it's based on a similar situation that happened in real life, but that still doesn't excuse that's it's pointless in context of the movie itself.
Most people are saying the last 10-20 minutes of the movie is the best part. I do agree it's very entertaining, but it's kinda random in terms of the actual plot of the movie. I understand this is a spin on the real life Manson murders, but that still doesn't excuse it's inconsistency with the rest of the plot. There was no build up to this, but it's still entertaining AF.
Aside from that, you get a lot of talking on movie/TV show sets and driving around Los Angeles in the 60s. It's slow and not for everyone, but I personally enjoyed most these scenes, and just seeing 60s LA, etc. Most of this talking isn't Tarentino's classic high quality dialogue though. The dialogue in most other Tarantino movies is MILES BETTER, some of the most classic and quotable movie dialogue I've ever heard in my life, but still some great dialogue and acting in this movie. I actually forgot this is a Quentin Tarantino movie cuz it doesn't feel like one. For the most part, it feels like a basic movie that could've been directed or written by anyone. Aside from the over-the-top violent ending, that was classic Tarantino.
Overall, definitely one of Tarantino's weaker movies, but I was still entertained most the movie, even the slower scenes. I just hope this isn't Quentin's last movie, because I know he can do way better than this. I hope he does a horror movie for his last movie, because that final scene was so amazing.