A Daring Surprise Climax

Rating: 8/10 (6 September 2019)

I've just watched the film, and I felt I should do something I rarely do and write a review, because I wish to express my appreciation of Tarantino's ingenuity and originality. The film is long and moves at a leisurely but engrossing pace, and it never lost my interest. It does something unusual - it gets better and better as it goes along, and the last half-hour is sensational. It dares to rewrite history and avenges the victims of the Manson murders. And it ends with a non-PC period advert that would never make it into a cinema today on its own terms. Only a truly creative director could do such things. I do have some reservations. I thought that Bruce Lee was unfairly treated (although I'm not a fan) and I felt that most of the historical characters - with the exception of Sharon Tate - didn't look enough like the originals. However, it has too many virtues to list, and it often made me laugh out loud. I was glad to see it, and I look forward to watching it again on DVD.