Tremendous Experience, But Not For Everyone

Rating: 10/10 (11 October 2003)

"Kill Bill" is not going to entertain everybody. The movie is very violent, and that violence has graphic consequences. Horrible things happen to horrible people throughout. And much of the film refers to other movies, some of which you have seen but most of which you probably haven't. I saw several people leave the screening I attended, most of them early in the film before things got really "gross."
However, if movie violence doesn't overwhelm you, if you're not opposed to non-stop cinema references, and if you've ever fantasized about making a movie only you would fully "understand," then "Kill Bill" will thrill you. Nevermind the "half a movie" controversy, you'll get your money's worth from this "Volume 1 (of 2)."