Darkly Humorous and Stylish.

Rating: 8/10 (19 October 2003)

This movie has a very distinct style and tone, starting from the opening credits, all the way to the end. The violence and tabooness of killing a pregnant mother-to-be on her wedding day only makes you feel sympathy for the main character, and further enrages your emotions when she seeks revenge.
Story and cinematography are top notch, yet non homogeneous. Fight scenes are amazing and should make the Wachowski Brothers blush compared with their shrek-animation fight scenes. However, with the absence of music in some fight scenes made them feel awkward, but yet in a sense, very much more real. The anime sequence seemed out of place, and slow, yet at the same time gave Kill Bill a more comic book like feel (if that's what QT wanted then he accomplished it... if not, this sequence is better left out). This genre jumping is distinctly different, but is continuous with each person she pursues.
Kill Bill is distinctly unique. A slap in the face to the film industry. I give it a 7 and 1/2 out of 10.