Kill Bill Review: Vol.1

Rating: 10/10 (7 April 2006)

Kill Bill vol.1 is a film that contains many emotions, all of which play an important role at some point in the movie. It is an action film at its core, but it has some very tender moments.
We see a woman whom we know nothing about, but in the next hour and 50 minutes, we will connect with her, we will become entangled in her story of brutal vengeance, and we will root for her.
When "The Bride" wakes up from her 4-year-long coma, right off the bat we know that she has lost something very valuable: A child. we know this because she grabs her stomach the moment she wakes up and begins to weep because what was inside of her when she was shot is now gone. The scene truly captures the feeling of loss, and moves the film right along storywise.
"The Bride" is in a situation. She discovers that she is pregnant and runs off. When I say "Runs off", I mean that she is running away from both a life and a man of murder. She is an assassin, employed by a dangerous killer by the name of Bill and part of the Deadly Viper Assassination Squad. She runs to El Paso, meets a nice guy, and they plan to marry. But on her wedding day, she is visited by the Squad. Everyone is slain, except for herself. And now that she's awake she's going to get her revenge on all 5 of them.
She knocks 2 of them right off in the first film, Vernita Green and O-Ren Ishii.
In the first of the two films, many questions are asked. Who is Bill? What are to become of the remaining 3? What is the Bride's real name? And when she finally makes her way to Bill, what will happen?
But, in the meantime, there are many things to marvel about. The great swordplay, one of the biggest and bloodiest brawls in movie history, and the sheer level of fun and depth, and that's only the first half!
Vol.1 is pure excitement.