Stylish, violent, and exciting action film by Quentin Tarantino.

Rating: 10/10 (12 October 2003)

Kill Bill Vol. 1 definately lives up to the expectations. Kill Bill is the story of The Bride (Uma Thurman). Everyone The Bride loved was murdered on her wedding day by the groom, Bill (David Carradine), and his henchman. The Bride, who was also pregnant, is also shot in the head by Bill but she survives, the baby does not though. So she now seeks revenge on Bill and his four henchman (Played by Lucy Liu, Vivica A. Fox, Daryl Hannah, and Michael Madsen).
This film has a great plot but the action definately is the highlight of Kill Bill Vol. 1. The action is extremely stylish and is supported by great music. This makes this action movie many steps ahead of any other action movie. Another thing that stands out in this film is the violence. This film is by far the bloodiest film out there. In all the action scenes blood sprays everywhere and body parts are being cut off.
The acting in this film is great. Uma Thurman is awesome as The Bride. Her only emotion is sadness and revenge, and she makes it very clear thats all she feels when you see how she interacts with the other characters.

The supporting cast is also just as good as Uma Thurman. Lucy Liu is great as O-Ren Shii. Her character is very well developed and she alot of humor and sadness to her character. Daryl Hannah is extremely humorous and has one of the coolest scenes in the film and is the most stylish character. Her character will have a bigger part in Volume 2, however. Vivica A. Fox is good as Vernita Green and her one scene in this film is awesome and funny. We get a good feel of Vernita, but she gets killed off way to quickly. David Carradine is good as Bill, we never see his face but we get a perfect sense of how sadistic he is from hearing him. Michael Madsen's character only says one sentence but he seems to play the nice villain. His character will definately have more screen time in volume 2. Julie Dreyfuss was amazing as O-Ren Shii's translator. She is extremely funny and adds so much to this film. Sonny Chiba is good as the swordsmaker. Lastly, Chiaka Kuriyama is funny as the sadistic and young Go Go Yaburi. She is pretty sick and vicious.
The film does end perfectly and it has a suprising twist that will make you wonder how this is going to affect volume 2 of Kill Bill. It is definately the perfect twist for this nearly perfect film.