Pointless, meaningless, dull, boring, shock imagery, without the shock.

Rating: 1/10 (30 June 2004)

As others have mentioned, it reflects the rather shallow pop culture we now live in. Films used to have some kind of depth, some kind of meaning. In this you couldn't care less about any of the characters. Actually let's be honest there wasn't even a plot, just a mix of jumbled edits and formats to try and seem quirky and clever. Surely this retro style of filmmaking has now gone out of style.
Nothing in the film was subtle or clever. Of course there were references to other movies, but so what, does that make the movie a good one.
Now even I can enjoy a brainless comedy/horror or action movie on a rainy Sunday afternoon, but this was so uninteresting, I simply couldn't get anything out of it.
Someone on this list used the summary `An adrenaline-driven coaster-ride through gratingly bold and captivating martial-arts extravaganza.' I can only assume that the roller coaster that this gentleman was referring to, went about 1 mile an hour and had bed on it to take a nap. When you don't care who wins, when you know the main protagonist is going to kill everyone with ease, when you realise parts of the film are just plain silly. Where is the interest, where is the adrenaline.
Strangely QT's best film, IMO, is True Romance, which he didn't direct. That had style, an unusual story, but most importantly characters you actually cared about. All his other movies are just for the sake of it'. Let's blow someone's head off here; let's swear a lot here, some people will think it's clever.
Judging by the fact films like, XXX, Shaft, Swordfish and Kill Bill are successful. I can only assume people just want special FX, martial arts and explosions. Is that really what people enjoy?
1/10.
Go and see Leon, clever, witty, sad, violent and brilliant. Now that's a movie.