Nothing short of a masterpiece

Rating: 10/10 (23 October 2003)

I was lucky enough to have seen Kill Bill the night it was released and with that, I was so blown away I had to see it again the following day. I am sure you all know the plot so I will not bore you with a summary. The opening of the film grabs us immediately and does not let go. In fact it hasent and will not until we see Volume 2.
For those afraid that Quentin Tarrentino lost his swing, fear not. His love for old film certainly shines through. He distorts the scenes as he did in Reservoir Dogs and Pulp Fiction and leaves us off with a cliffhanger that would make The Wachowski Brothers blush.
The film certainly is violent beyond all reason. Many are calling this the most violent American film ever made and i find it hard to disagree. Still, a fair amount of the violence is done in such a surreal and stylized way that it wont give us nightmares. All the ladies look like they endured months of training and it
shows. The film is so epic and beautiful that it is in the ranks of Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, not a simple low brow cliche rip off as some may think from seeing trailers. Sure the film is unrealistic but campy it is not. Everything is so well done we are not bothered too much by Uma Thurman fighting and killing all 88 of the Crazy 88s.
The soundtrack is simply beautiful, it sets the mood for the scenes so well that all filmmakers should take note.
This is one of those films I can only recommend seeing on the big screen a few times. The cinematography and editing are some of the best ive seen in recent years and aside from The Magdalene Sisters, this is the best movie I have seen this year.
Nicks Rating: 10/10