Not Tarantino's Best Work

Rating: 6/10 (19 August 2019)

I mean, it was okay for what it was, but I really felt like what it was was an excuse for Quentin Tarantino to gush over 60's nostalgia, while also giving his good friend and convicted rapist Roman Polanski some sort of cathartic revenge on the people that killed his wife and unborn child by making some alternate reality where their fictional next door neighbours Rick Dalton and his stunt double brutally kill the Manson family members, because for some reason they decide to go into Rick's house instead.
I really don't have much else to say. It's technically great, as always. It was a bit long and very loose in the plot department, and it feels like the ending with the Manson family was tacked on at the end, because it didn't really mesh with the rest of the story at all. The dialogue was fun, there were quite a few comedy moments that got a chuckle out of me. But it wasn't good. It's not Django Unchained, or Inglourious Basterds, or Kill Bill. I'm not big into Tarantino, I haven't seen all of his movies, but I respect his role in Hollywood, and I appreciate that he's one of the few working auteurs in the modern industry, but this film felt off to me.
Also, this isn't a comment on the film itself, but more of meta commentary, but I find it VERY interesting how, according to Wikipedia, this is Tarantino's first feature film in years made without Harvey Weinstein producing, and for some reason, Tarantino decided to make a movie where another rapist in the form of Roman Polanski has a small but significant role in the story (and doesn't make any commentary on his character). This is also curious, as Tarantino is on record for having defended the actions of Polanski. Actions that, remind you, Polanski was CONVICTED for and fled from. I'm just saying, if some allegations are made against Tarantino, I would not be surprised at this point.