Patchy and ill-advised

Rating: 5/10 (12 February 2020)

Tarantino's last few outings have been increasing divisive and have risked falling into self-parody but this film at least began more impressively. There are plenty of great performances to admire but unfortunately the overall effect is one of cheap manipulation for anyone familiar with the horrendous real fate of Sharon Tate and her friends and unborn child. It can be argued that Tarantino is rewriting history for the better but that just doesn't wash. He's clearly playing some very base moves which will probably either confuse or disappoint viewers depending on their familiarity with the true events. Tarantino needs to put his teenage impulses behind him and go back to producing a couple of truly brilliant cohesive and consistent films now if he wants to finish his career as strongly as he started.