Style over substance

Rating: 5/10 (29 July 2019)

I know it's an unpopular opinion but I haven't truly liked Tarantino films since Jackie Brown. His films lately have had some excellent attention to detail, and one or two scenes that are masterclasses in performance. Here he does it again, there are three sequences that are pure perfection when it comes to dialogue, character development, and in one case here Hitchcockian tension. That said, three memorable sequences in a three hour long film isn't enough to make it enjoyable. There is much to be said about the amazing production design, but is that enough to make a movie? I found myself bored for a majority of the runtime and the inclusion of the Polanski's was ultimately irrelevant to the story in any tangible way.
Plus, Seven dirty foot fetish scenes.