"Kill Bill: Volume 1" Grade: B

Rating: 8/10 (18 October 2003)

Interesting film. The characters are first off top notch, Tarentino always has great characters and this is no exception. The weakest character is strangly the main one, The bride as she is called, she just was very generic revenge seeking character that was well played by Uma Thurman. Although the character wasn't well rounded her performance was. The story suffers from all most to much bloody action, bit thank god it is incredibly well done. The anime sequence was simpky exdrodinary the best part of the first half of the film. My big problem with this film is the first half isn't nearly as entertaining, beautiful, or well paced as the second half. Which kinnda gave the film a off balence feel that all of Tarentions films have, I have always admired the kind of jerky flow he had but it just didn't seem to work in this film. The music was for the most part excellent as well as akk of the fight sequences. I am so happy to see a film that uses stunts instead of visual effects for fight sequences, there have been far to many films with visual effects assisted stunts lately its beginging to annoy me. But Kill Bill is still a good film that I must reccommend due to last houre and the beautiful sillouette fight scene as well as the one in the snow.
GRADE: B