Boring and misogynistic

Rating: Null/10 (16 August 2019)

This was a real disappointment. QT has completely lost his magic. Rick in this movie is the perfect analogy. He can still do it (as in the scene with the little girl) but despite his acting skills he mainly produces rubbish with his best work far behind him. Same with QT: That scene with the girl is great, as is the scene when Cliff visits the ranch. The rest is forgettable and boring with the exception of the over the top violence at the end and the unnecessary disrespect to Bruce Lee. But not only is the movie boring and way too long, it also has a misogynistic tone that is only amplified by the fact that Tarantino worked with Weinstein on numerous movies. I might be able to overlook the foot fetish and the fact that Margot Robbie is only allowed to look good in 60ties outfits in this movie. But the fact that Cliff is clearly portrait as the hero of the film despite murdering his wife (purely for being annoying) and mutilating two hippie girls in an unnecessarily gruesome way really left me thinking that QT needs to sort out his mental problems with women. Cliff is also happy to get blown by someone 30 years younger, as long as it is legal. Yuck. If only women were like Cliff's dog, submissive and quiet (almost no lines for Sharon Tate, the little girl does not mind Rick mistreating her for the sake of good acting) until the master let's them off the leash. That seems to be the message of this movie. Smart asses might point out that "it was like this in the sixties and therefore it is an accurate portrait". But that excuse would only work if there was some compassion and sympathetic portrayal of women in the movie as well. Sadly, there is none. You might point to Sharon Tate, but hey, guess what, she is the happiest when she sees herself looking dumb and awkward on the floor as a sex object for Dean Martin. And if this all was not enough proof of misogyny QT reinforces it by casting a guy that assaulted a woman at a film festival a few years ago. Shame on all the movie critics who overlook this and only talk about great acting, camerawork and movie references. Boring and misogynistic. 3/10