Too much style, too little substance

Rating: 5/10 (1 January 2004)

It feels Tarantino had more fun making this movie than the audience had when I watched it. I was very surprised at the high IMDb rating, maybe American voters liked it better. Ok. So he likes Godard; that doesn't make it a good film. While Godard had the substance and style, this is an orgy of style only. It is sometimes impressive, and all through funnily twisted. But it's just too much style compared to the substance; the scenes are not perfected with style, rather the scenes exist just in order to carry the style. Also, one could argue if it really is cool. I don't think it is. A blonde girl with a samurai sword and a yellow motorcycle suite might be comically, but certainly not cool to me. It is professional done, with attention to details, and the music is great. Do I have to say that it's extremely violent as well?
11 / 20