Did QT forget to put a story into this one? (spoilers)

Where was the plot???
How is this so long when theres no F**** story?


It had the rest of the ingredients
good actors ,
great sets
60s/70s nostalgia
cools cars
period costumes

a great snapshot of 60s California.

all of that is a great backdrop for a movie
But without anything actually happening thats all it is.

I heard it was a "slow burner" so left it till now (3 years after release)
I had a whole sunday evening , I was ready to watch a long , slow moving drama that i THOUGHT might turn out to be pretty good , given all of the above ingredients , and QT writing and directing .

But I didnt bank on
ABSOLUTLEY FUCK ALL HAPPENING .

I later find out this is very loosely based on some real events concerning Charlie Manson
That might have made 2 of the scenes more interesting ... but doesent excuse the complete lack of story .


I thought the story might have started when Cliff visits the "commune" ... but no
Its just a bit of foreshadowing for the last 10 minutes.
No plot develops
or even starts .

I feel i had two and a half hours stolen.
This could have been edited down to 20 minutes plotwise - the first 10 mins and the last