An extremely entertaining action movie, which could've focused a little more on character development. (Minor Spoilers)

Rating: 7/10 (3 February 2019)

(Minor Spoilers) Kill Bill is one of the classics from Quentin Tarantino. Honestly it's a little overrated in my opinion. It's not a bad movie at all though, I really enjoyed it. Kill Bill feels like one of those style over substance movies. Not to say there isn't any substance. There are some great character moments, but not enough. In a fast paced action movie there wasn't enough time to fully develop The Bride's character.
The action is absolutely amazing. I mean there isn't much to say, it's just so good. It can be silly at times, but it's shot very well, with barely any shakey cam, and tons of creative shots. It's definitely the best part of the film. I can't praise the action enough. The choreography is great, and there's a ton of style to keep the action looking fresh. There's an anime section in the movie, which was beautiful, and honestly my favorite part. It sets up one of the O-Ren's character very well. I thought her chemistry with the bride was great. You really feel like they were friends, and there's almost sadness when they fight. What is so great about this film is how entertaining it is. The pacing is great, and it barley slows down. There's so much memorable moments and it's so quickly paced the movie feels like a breeze. It's one of those rare movies you could rewatch and not get tired of. This isn't to say the film doesn't have any flaws. I think it does.
My big issue with this movie is how silly, convenient and unrealistic it can be. Obviously this isn't meant to be a realistic film, but there's only so much disbelief I can suspend. I mean she gets out of a populated hospital without being able to move her legs, so she's dragging herself through the hospital, all the way to the parking lot. Also The bride wins most of her fights because of luck. There's 2 times where she was shot, or a knife was thrown at her, and they just happened to miss. A character gets her arm chopped and she stays there for at least 10 minutes without any medical care and survives some how. Also you're telling me that everyone has swords instead of guns? I mean if you're really trying to kill her get some guns. The bride just does things that are humanly impossible, and as far as I know she's a normal human. Also you're telling me that a public place gets attacked and the police never comes?! A person who's supposed to be in a coma, ran away from the hospital, killed some guys isn't being pursued by the police and is able to book tickets to fly to another country. Did she bring her weapons on the plane?! It just doesn't make sense. There's only so much stuff I can ignore, eventually it starts to annoy me. Also I have to mention that some of the sound editing isn't very good. A lot of the sounds are clearly re-used. I mean they used the Wilhelm scream twice. I'm not saying every sound has to be different, but it shouldn't be noticeable.
My final problem with the movie is lack of character development. We just barely know anything about the bride. The beginning actually sets up the plot very well and very quickly, and we don't really need to know much about her, but she needs more character development, and history. I mean how does she know all these martial arts? There's only 2 characters who are set up, the bride and O-Ren. O-Ren was literally shown in a flashback. That anime sequence was seriously amazing though.
I do have to complement the film thought for being so violent and actually really dark. The violence is just glorious. The blood fountains are unrealistic, but it's so great to see. The Action is just amazing, some of the best in all cinema. The fight with the Crazy 88?! Wow. Even the fist fights are great, ripping through walls, breaking everything, grabbing furniture and throwing it at each other. I do have to say the ending was underwhelming though. There's also a ton of hidden dark themes in the film. I'm sure they wanted to delve deeper into them, but the MPAA Ratings wouldn't allow it. That's actually why some of the fights are in black and white or hidden. I did wish they could've delved more into the psyche of the characters.
Anyways in conclusion, I think this is a very flawed movie, it's silly, has a ton of plot convenience, it's hard to believe at times, and there's barely any character development, but I would be lying if I didn't enjoy this film. The direction, sound track, fight choreography, cinematography is just all amazing. The movie never gets boring, and you're always on the edge of your seat. It also has some surprisingly dark moments, and the violence is just glorious. For the last time, that anime sequence was amazing. Kill Bill is a good, but very flawed action movie.
7/10