Tarantino bloodbath great for all red-blooded Americans.

Rating: 9/10 (11 October 2003)

If you only see 87 Crazy Japanese people maimed by Uma Thurman this year, watch Kill Bill Vol. 1... and close your eyes for half of it. This movie starts off very violently, perhaps inappropriately so, but the violence gets less intense as the movie progresses. Tarantino does a great job of slowly easing you into the outrageously fictitious world of Kill Bill, and had me believing nearly every second of the film. The cinematography is equally brilliant, and unparalleled in any movie I've seen this year. The variety of shots, angles, and clever camera work never cease to amaze and amuse. The film is very stylized, and only for those who enjoy wanton violence, however if you've ever wanted to see Lucy Liu decapitate a Japanese war lord, this movie is definitely for you. Many people are protesting this film because they think that it is just half a film, and that Kill Bill Volume Two will also short change viewers with an incomplete film. These fears are totally unfounded, I left the theater as excited as I came in. I don't want to give any more details away and you've probably already made your decision on whether you will attend this fine piece of cinematic genius. I would only like to recommend this movie to anyone who can stomach the occasionally intense violence, and wants to be entertained the way all movies ought to entertain.