Stylish. Loved It. But...

Rating: 9/10 (28 April 2004)

Kill Bill vol.1 is a truly exhilarating experience. Very stylish and exciting stuff. However, I did really struggle with some of it's elements relating to children. As a parent, I was extremely uncomfortable with QT's treatment of some of the scenes. Okay, I may come across as a tedious liberal parent here - but I was a little squeamish over Vernita Green's daughter witnessing her mother's last breaths (but what a way to set up God knows how many possible sequels - another Roaring Rampage of Revenge - Orphaned Daughter vs. Mother & Daughter (vol 2, anyone?) - hell yeah!). I was very disturbed by the anime section, illustrating the Genesis of O-Ren Ishii (I suppose it's what makes her who she is). All told, I accept that these scenes are there for a reason - but it still doesn't change my gut reaction to them.
However, with all the seat-squirming, I still adored this film. QT doesn't go for his usual dialog-riffing approach, but the action? Well, this goes up to 11!