Enjoy the ride!

Rating: 8/10 (20 October 2003)

"Kill Bill" is an interesting film in that it's in a genre I consider a guilty pleasure yet many other people consider incredibly stupid or without merit... until a name writer / director does it, then it is valid to enjoy. If QT wasn't attached to this project, there would not be the cry of "ART!" that seems to surround "Kill Bill".
Incredibly brutal in parts, sometimes tinged with black humour, "Kill Bill" is an experience I enjoyed very much, but will need to see the conclusion before being able to decide exactly what to think of this movie. At the moment, it is certainly not a masterpiece. Personally, it is more like a rollercoaster - thrilling, shocking, enjoyable - but hardly high art.

For all its fans, this movie is just another blockbuster albeit done with style. QT's talents at framing scenes is working perfectly and there are some very memorable moments, but it's a martial arts film. For all the talk of homages and referencing, there isn't any real soul to this movie. You get on, enjoy the ride and get off, not once stopping to think about the greater ramifications of it.
I am certainly looking forward to seeing Volume 2; let's hope it is worth the noise that has surrounded the decision to split it.