Not Just a blood bath

Rating: 7/10 (21 May 2004)

I was reluctant to see this film, hearing reports that it is simply an excuse to watch a lot of gore. I think it is important to remember that there is a lot of stupid gratuitous violence out there, but Tarentino rarely fails to raise this standard a notch. I don't have a problem with gore, as long as it's interesting, creative, filmicly-interesting gore, which Kill Bill most definitely was. As hoped for, there is suspense, humor, interesting, unexpected twists, and even the predictable is brilliantly carried out. A lack of realistic assessment of Uma's probable injuries after her fight with Gogo barley bothered me. Now I can finally see volume 2, which I hear is great.