Best character left out to dry

Rating: 7/10 (26 July 2019)

Pros:
This movie is beautiful and a cool look into the life of 1969 film centered Californians. All of the cinematography was elegant and fit perfectly. I enjoyed getting to see the ins and outs of the movie industry back then. The costumes were great. I loved getting to see Spahn ranch and the suspense that scene brought. This movie was brought to life by a podcast I listened to called You Must Remember This' episodes regarding the Manson Family murders. It basically created the suspense for me as Sharon walked around town and anytime she was shown by herself.
Dicaprio's performance was stellar, it was so believable going in and out of "film mode" for the filming taking place in the movie. It was a great performance. I loved the Cliff (Pitt) character, he was such a great character but the way the writers dealt with him is where my cons begin.
Cons:
The best character in this movie was Cliff as mentioned above, he was a war hero, stunt man, beat up Bruce Lee, and murdered his wife and got away with it. That is such a good character arc, but nothing seemed to phase him. I would've loved for him to show remorse for his wife, maybe feel some compassion for George Spahn, or have some pent up aggression towards Leo's character. I thought maybe them not addressing Cliff's problem and continuing to work with him could be a jab at Hollywood's neglect of victims in the past and present and eagerness to cover up certain scandals but that may be reaching. But it still stands that Cliff could've developed into a fantastic character whether negatively or positively depending on how they addressed him.
Sharon Tate to me represented the pure Hollywood starlet that now doesn't exist. Maybe she was supposed to be surrounded by mystique as she was in real life but I would've loved to see her and Polanski have an arguement, Sharon catch Polanski doing something illicit, or see a Polanski/Sebring conflict, anything to expand her character and allow Robbie to act.
Ending:
I liked the ending, with Tarantino behind the wheel, I knew that the ending could be different than reality and I am kind of glad it was different than actual events. I absolutely loved Leo using the flame thrower in the end.
Go see this movie since it is Tarantino's second to last and just love it for what it is a beautiful trip to 1969 Los Angelos.