Engaging violent thriller

Rating: 9/10 (29 September 2006)

We all know about Quentin Tarantino as a renowned director and writer for violent films including Reservoir Dogs and Pulp Fiction and again he uses his talents to create an engaging violent thriller.
Not as interesting as Pulp Fiction or Jackie Brown, Kill Bill is more violent, more fast flowing and contains more emotion than his previous films.
Uma Thurman (Pulp Fiction) stars as the central character who knows what she wants out of life and after awaking from a long coma goes in search of those who have betrayed her.
It's a beautiful idea and creates excitement and anticipation at every corner. However a lot of ideas used are blown out of complete proportion e.g. the opening scene and the crazy 88.
Nevertheless I found the 88 scene was a remarkable piece of directing. Shot in black and white it is fast paced and creates an unbelievable amount of tension.
The use of flashbacks is a fantastic technique but might have been slightly overdone as many people I think may be slightly confused.
The Japanese animation is the best part of the whole film  emotional, brilliantly created and tense it creates passion that unfortunately lacks for the rest of the film.
Tarantino uses his violent knowledge to create some of the most graphic violent scenes in motion picture history and therefore allows audiences to see how dangerous the games the characters are playing, how serious they are.
Had it none been for a few action scenes then this film would have been perfect.
It is definitely worth watching if you think you have the stomach for a film which is extremely violent, exciting, emotional and loyal.
7/10