'Wiggle your big toe....'

Rating: 10/10 (23 April 2020)

The first part of Uma Thurman's and Tarantino's iconic revenge tale is masterful, beautiful, gloriously violent and extremely cool! The Bride (Thurman) is viciously massacred at her wedding by her ex-partner in work and love, Bill. After several years being stuck in a coma, she finally rises back up and vows revenge on him and the entirety of the Deadly Viper Assassination Squad one by one; the team that took her down. It's made with a deep love for martial arts and samurai films as well as revenge stories that is really infectious and makes you want to go back and watch them all! From the opening black and white frames of the Bride traumatised and blood splattered to the final cliff hanger setting up the second volume, it's a gorgeously told story with real cinematic power. Thurman creates her definitive role here; a very strong willed person who will stop at nothing to wreak her vengeance and has all the emotional backstory to support it fully. The incredible fight scenes are again done with a real love for cinema; the past of O-Ren Ishii explored in stunning anime style, the Crazy 88 sequence in ultra cool black and white. A thrilling classic! And this is just the first part....