Like Nothing You're Ever Seen Before

Rating: 9/10 (30 July 2007)

"In 2003, Uma Thurman will kill Bill." That's what the tagline was to this critically acclaimed film from cheesy-violence loving director Quentin Tarantino, which sums up the dry attitude of the movie perfectly. Nothing can prepare you for Kill Bill, a movie like none other.
The story follows The Bride (Thurman), a woman who has been backstabbed and nearly murdered by a group of assailants to whom she once associated herself with. There is a lot of background information given out throughout Kill Bill, with most of it told in a very imaginative and mesmerizing way courtesy of Thurman. With dialogue this interesting and gripping, it's hard to be bored at all through the entire duration of the movie. Back to the story: when The Bride was planning on getting married (hence her moniker), the entire church was bulldozed with artillery fire from the assailants. Everyone is murderedexcept for The Bride, that is. She was near death, but her family members, her future husband, and her unborn child are all gone. The Bride is a woman with nothing on her mind now except for sweet (and very bloody) revenge.
Kill Bill, as it should be noted, is a very bloody and violent film. However, most of the violence is presented in a humorous/cheesy fashion, such as gazers of what appears to be a hose shooting out red kook-aid or the like. In telling the background on O-Ren Ishii (Liu), Thurman narrarates through a roughly 10 minute anime scene, showing how Ishii became a serial killer. This is really dumb, with pointless lines and some unnecessary violence that misses the boat completely. Plus, it's anime, which means it is just dreadful (in my opinion). I know some people like that art style and the unique storytelling, but I don't.
Overall, Kill Bill is to be missed by no one. The soundtrack varies to nearly every genre of music (with near-perfect results on all). Tarantino has shown that he is a master at his unique craft- the very intelligent yet simple movie.