A wonderful achievement. Tarantino is a master of the silver screen.

Rating: Null/10 (1 November 2004)

Every time Quentin Tarantino makes a movie its pretty much a dead cert that it will become a classic. This is no exception. This is not only the best revenge movie ever made, but it is also one of the best action movies ever created. This is pure movie magic.
A usual array of quirky characters and wonderful cinematic techniques are blended perfectly with a superb soundtrack and an ingenious sense of style to make this a must see movie. All the characters are realistic, but outrageous. The perfect direction also makes for a hugely entertaining 90 minutes.
The film is also very original and a great homage to past movies. Tarantino has drawn inspiration from movies such as, 'they call her one eye' and 'shogun assassin'. Although its never feels as if Tarantino has just nabbed ideas from other material. He hasn't, he has simply payed his homage but put his spin, style and excellence into the blend of brilliance. To keep things interesting their is a lot of innovative story telling styles. Trademark flashbacks are used, along with a superb anime sequence and clever use of black and white or shadows. Slightly reminiscent of Oliver Stones 'Natural born killers'
Anyway, I've droned on way to much about how great this movie is. Now down to the plot. It sees the bride (Uma Thurman) getting her revenge after being attacked at her wedding and left in a coma for several years. Without giving to much away, she gets half of her 'bloody revenge' in a very cool way. Quentin uses his trademark flash back sequences to tell the story. You really must see the movie yourself to appreciate and understand why I'm raving on about this so much.
Its worth mentioning that this is the big action chunk of kill bill. Volume 2 fills in a lot more of the back story and has a lot more quirky exchanges of dialogue. This is because kill bill was originally planned as 1 3 hour movie. Personally I'm glad it wasn't. This volume doesn't have much dialogue but it is still tremendously good. Volume 2 takes the saga into a completely different imaginative direction. You'll love this for its action and super cool presentation and vol 2 for the great dialogue and back story.
Unmissable go see this right now! A complete classic 10/10. Its exciting, fun, stylish and downright cool!