Waste of substantial cinematic talent

Rating: 1/10 (16 October 2003)

Ridiculous movie and a great waste of substantial cinematic talent. Tarantino has enormous skill and, obviously, loves movies but has wasted his, and my, time. Unlike Pulp Fiction which had exceptional character development and dialog along with graphic violence, all this movie has is highly stylized, but also highly graphic, violence. In Pulp Fiction I cared about the characters and the story; all that was of interest here is how would Tarantino spectacularly present the next decapitation or dismemberment. Some great visuals and sound, but overall: absurd -- and disappointing. On the other hand, if you are a fan of martial arts movies, you should love Kill Bill.