Not bad.

Rating: 7/10 (22 October 2003)

A bit disappointing, after all the hype. But this is a well-made movie, nevertheless. It deserves a second viewing, and perhaps after that, my mind will change for the better.
I understand that this movie is a tribute to Hong Kong and Japanese martial arts movies throughout the decades. And everyone seems to know that Tarantino had been a long time Asian cinema fan, and that Kill Bill is his dream project.
Well, to be honest, the movie come across as a blend of different genre. At one side it is an unforgiving and violent Japanese crime movie. On the other side it is purely Tarantino.
My only problem after watching the movie was there was simply nothing to talk about. The movie came about as a shallow gorefest flick. That's about it. The soundtrack and setting was not bad though, and I did enjoy the verbal jokes with Hattori Hanzou.