The not-so-deep, cleverly constructed flick that changed movie history (obviously) forever.

Rating: 6/10 (13 December 2019)

Disclaimer: this review is totally based on my personal opinion and most likely won't help the unprejudiced viewer a lot.
Personally, I enjoyed the 2,5 hours with (nearly) no message at all. I had to see the film as it is such a 'must know' in film history - but I was never a Tarantino fan with too much dialogue and way too much violence.
Of course, I understand that the dialogues are well sculpted, leaving out all boring bits and being deep, relatable and entertaining at the same time. The characters are not exactly like-able but feel relatable (which is a skill, too).
For me, personally, I did not find a lot of meaning in the film, no bigger picture or moral - not even too many riddles to solve (apart from "what's in the suitcase..."). I found some interpretations stating that the movie is about "redemption" (things happening out of pure luck / coincidence; bullets missing targets, men running accidentally into each other, ... - which brings to the question "What is fate?"). I like that idea a lot, but am not sure if Tarantino went that far himself.
I liked the concept of having a ripped story line where the audience has to puzzle the pieces together himself afterwards - I think it keeps the story interesting throughout the (intended) slow parts. In terms of 'how to tell a story' it is not an ordinary thing and helps to stay engaged.
Overall, visually speaking, the scenes and colors and picture style are very vibrant, dynamic and generate a fictional, americanized, lower society world that feels super relatable (the ordinary diner, ....).
My favorite part of the movie was the "Jack Rabbit Slim's" diner part with the extravagant set / decoration and concept.

I know there are a lot Tarantino fans out there for millions of reasons (and yes, the movie is made of skill and uniqueness!), but I would not watch it again, as I did not enjoy it as much as I am most likely 'supposed to'.