Got the opportunity to rewatch it last night, still one of my favorite three-star movies, a flawed but affecting love letter to a bygone era. I remember this was my most anticipated 2019 release (up there with the Irishman) and that without reading anything about it before seeing it, I was about 95% sure he would repeat his change-history trick (his writing has become more and more predictable over the years after all). Despite of sort of expecting the ending, I still found it less exciting or inspiring than let's say Inglourious Basterds (which I think is probably his best next to Pulp Fiction), even if somehow it stays faithful to the universe built by the movie. Regular moviegoers had a hard time with the film, which is understood to some degree considering the particular historical setting most people don't seem to be aware of (I mean everyone knows about the Holocaust or the black slavery, but who really knows a shit nowadays about the Manson family -and the movie itself doesn't even try to introduce us the cult or its leader properly- or Sharon Tate except period aficionados and History students, which makes the ending even less semimal for them). Looking forward to the extended version of it, where I hope I will find the great movie I was truly searching for. For now, it's a nice light film to hang out with a bunch of enthusiasts on a Friday/Saturday evening, with lots of beer and a fine cigar (but not a joint, I always keep that for Inherent Vice).
