Best fun at the cinema in ages.

Rating: 9/10 (22 October 2003)

After all the computer generated-ness of the last little while (Matrix Reloaded, ahem), it's refreshing to see someone who can triumph using plain old fashioned film-making sense.
Tarantino creates great characters effortlessly, with as little as a few pairs of sunglasses on a dashboard, and this, put with great choreography, witty dialogue and a frankly baffling array of shooting styles, has resulted in one of the most fun couple of hours at the cinema that I've had in a good while.
The movie, though only the first part, isn't hindered by it's existence as only half a story, and could easily stand alone with just a little tinkering of the story.
Though very violent at parts, in keeping with the samurai movie tradition, it's never meant to be taken too seriously, and thus isn't likely to offend anyone but the most squeamish (but then again, with a title like Kill Bill, one would have to question the logic in them choosing this film in the first place.)
Simply brilliant!