Once Upon a Time in Hollywood

Warning- Spoilers ahead.

I finally got a chance to see Tarantino's latest film. From the buzz I had high expectations: perhaps not Pulp Fiction high, but high enough. I felt the film fell far short, however, for several reasons.
1. The character arcs were lacking. Neither of the main characters, played by Leonardo DiCaprio and Brad Pitt, evolved. DiCaprio's character came to his revelation that his career was in jeopardy early in the film and never moved on from that, while Pitt's carefree character ended up without any future.
2. Too much time was spent following the Sharon Tate character, given the minimal role she played in the climax.
3. Too much time and money was spent on selling me that we were in the 60's. I got it after the first few songs, didn't need a hundred or more. The time played only a small role in the plot. The character playing Steve McQueen did resemble him to a spooky degree, though.
4. The pacing was indulgent, nothing new for Tarantino, but a tighter film would have been a better film.
5. The revisionist history, which he seems to embrace as his niche in Hollywood, has never worked for me. In this instance, I found no viewer satisfaction, knowing the true events.
6. Tarantino failed to sell the motivation of Squeaky Fromm and her compatriots due to the lack of an appearance by Charlie Manson. See Bad Times at the El Royale, a superior film, an example of how this should have played out.
7. The graphic violence. I can't imagine how sick a person would have to be to find this entertaining. In fact, I'm of the opinion it, more than any other aspect of his movie making, limits his audience.

Like David Lynch, Tarantino is able to direct some absolutely spellbinding scenes (such as DiCaprio and the little girl in the western ransom scene) but struggles when he has to string them together into a satisfying whole. This is a good example of that problem.