Stylish and high profile but a little over-hyped

Rating: 4/10 (29 June 2017)

Kill Bill: Vol. 1 is considered by many to be a very violet film and is arguable considered by Quentin Tarantino to be his fourth film (previously stated within the film's opening credits). Tarantino makes it well known that this film is his as he does in all of his films, where he makes it known that he is more important himself than his actual films or the actors acting in his films. Obviously self-righteous but as a high level profile as himself, one is able to do that.
Kill Bill's plot appears to be relatively plot-free. The film plays as one long homage to Asian martial arts films, and the plot serves only to provide excuses for the action set pieces, which are undeniably as they are horrific. The problem isn't the film is too violet is that the characters are not likable, and everything occurring is quite predictable. The action sequences are shot well, but the film tries hard being more than that. Within the story centers a character known as The Bride (Uma Thurman), who is working down her kill list in order to avenge the death of her unborn baby. The group she is fighting goes by the name of the Deadly Viper Assassination Squad. The movie is broken up into chapters very similar throughout, using names such as "The Blood Splattered Bride." The highlight of the movie sees near towards the middle of the ending where it hyperboles within a long hyperviolent type anime episode in the middle but then ultimately picking back up when it switches back to live action as the bride single-highhandedly battles and defeats O-Ren Ishi (Lucy Liu) and her numerous warriors. These last few fight sequences involving the Bride defeating these ninja warriors is very unrealistic and hard to take serious, as she is one woman completely destroying and fighting off far many trained assassins.
As a revenge movie, the film makes it hard for us to root for the Bride as she isn't a great character in any needs and very unlikable. Not too interesting either, perhaps considered by many to be miscast by Uma Thurman, and I am in agreement within this statement. Having been compared to the Matrix (1999), the Matrix is a far better film in about every area, though just not near as violet. Overall, Volume 1 is slightly overrated and over-hyped as a film but considering it is from Pulp Fiction director Quentin Tarantino, this isn't surprising.