Wow

Rating: Null/10 (23 October 2003)

As much as I enjoyed his previous films, I wouldn't exactly say I'm a great fan of Quentin Tarantino. After seeing Kill Bill Vol. 1, I would say he's one of the greatest writers of our time.
The plot and story has been detailed elsewhere, so I will simply give my impressions of the movie.
For starters, it has literally been years since I walked out of a cinema smiling, gushing and feeling inspired. It's not an original movie, and in many ways the style outweighs the substance, but it was so brilliantly executed that you can't help but feel wowed by it. The impressive fight scene is very similar to that in Matrix Reloaded, although it actually engages the audience with humour and peril rather than simply trying to dazzle them with special effects. Like that scene, it does go on a bit too long, but the duel afterwards makes it worthwhile.
The music throughout is perfect, the animated portion was stunning and I even found myself lusting after Daryl Hannah, who would've thought it was possible?!?
So yeah, while I avoid adding to hype to save people being disappointed, I really do suggest you see this movie. In a cinema if you can.