Just astounding

Rating: 10/10 (4 November 2003)

The Bride (Uma Thurman) was beaten and shot multiple times and left for dead on her wedding day. She survives but is in a coma. Four years later she wakes up and sets out to kill everyone who tried to kill her.
Quentin Tarantino is back in full throttle! This movie just keeps going for 90 minutes and doesn't stop. Film references fly all over the place (love the Brian DePalma homage with the split screens) and there's virtual non-stop action. Thurman's fight with Vivica A. Fox is fast and violent. Even better is her trying to get to Lucy Liu and having to cut her way through (literally) a few hundred guys. Limbs go flying, people are cut in half, tons of blood goes sprewing all over...it's VERY violent. But it's really not that bad--it's so overdone it's impossible to take seriously...I was always well aware that I was watching a movie.
The acting is great--Thurman is just perfect as The Bride. You know precious little about her but I really felt for her and cared whenever she was hurt in battle. Fox is great and Liu is controlled but very good. Also it's great to HEAR David Carradine (you don't see him), see Daryl Hannah and Julie Dreyfuss is just great as Sofie.
One complaint--Miramax cut Tarantino's film into two parts. The original cut runs 3 hours--they CLAIMED that was too long. Oh really? I didn't hear anybody complaining about "Gone With the Wind" running almost 4 hours or the two "Lord of the Rings" movies each running over 3. Miramax is just making you pay twice to see one movie--a REAL cheap stunt...I guess they're taking lessons from Disney (their parent company). Still, don't let that keep you away. This is a violent, bloody and absolutely fascinating movie with great acting and a good script. What more could you ask for. Also it's among IMDB's top 100 films...that should tell you something!