Redemption in a twisted sort of way

Rating: 9/10 (8 August 2019)

SPOILER ALERT! Saw it twice. I needed to see it a second time without a knot in my stomach. I was a teenager during the Manson horror and it is fire branded in my memory bank. For almost three hours I dreaded the ending because I knew what was coming. But....hard to explain the redemption, false as it was, felt like a very bad debt was satisfied. Outside of the stellar ending, the movie was nostalgic and fun. Nothing more fun than old Hollywood. The reason I gave this a 9 instead of a 10 is because of the inconsistencies with time sensitive details. One very noticeable to me was that most of the cars were 10 to 15 years behind the time frame of the movie. Needed more Chargers, Chevelle Ss and Galaxies which were very popular then. Although I really enjoyed seeing the vintage 50's and 60's, it didn't quite fit. The movie was non stop entertainment with great character development, great soundtrack and great dialogue. LOVED the dog.