Tarantino's revenge tale is stupid, silly, trashy, and bloody but entertaining

Rating: Null/10 (28 May 2004)

On the day of her wedding, a former assassin (Uma Thurman) is shot and left for dead by her colleagues (Vivica A. Fox, Daryl Hannah, Lucy Liu, Michael Madsen, Julie Dreyfuss) and boss, the unseen Bill (David Carradine). Four years later, she wakes up from a coma and seeks revenge on the assassins responsible, leaving behind a trail of dead bodies.
Originally released as one full-length film (but split in two by order of Miramax), Quentin Tarantino's revenge tale is a salute to spaghetti westerns, martial arts films and 70's action films. After a six-year break, Tarantino has not lost his style. He still knows how to make mindless, bloody films. Although it's stupid, silly, trashy and bloody, it's entertaining. More to follow in Vol. 2. My evaluation: *** out of ****.