A waste of energy

Rating: 3/10 (23 October 2003)

Kill Bill is a disappointment. I first notice this film when Uma Thurman appeared in a magazine dressed yellow & black, Bruce Lee wear a similar sport suit in one of his film. I am not a fan of 70s Japanese/HongKong action film, but I thought making a movie either making fun of or paying homage to such a genre will be interesting. However, Kill Bill accomplish neither of them.
The movie is even a bigger failure when viewed standalone, because it has no plot, the dialogue dry and all the characters got was only a nickname. This movie might work if the actors believe in what they do, but they don't. Vivica Fox, Uma Thurman and Lucy Liu all seems lost in their roles. And I don't blame them.
The fight between Uma and Lucy in the Japanese Garden is beautiful shot but that alone won't save the movie. There is some raw energy shown as expected in a Tarantino film. However raw energy without direction is really a waste of energy. I am sure Tarantino enjoy making this movie, because it is a fun movie to make. Too bad the movie isn't funny.