Killed the critics but didn't quite kill me

Rating: 6/10 (28 July 2013)

In quite stereotypical Tarantino fashion, the director of 'Pulp Fiction' converged together a critically acclaimed revenge movie in which Uma Thurman would play a Bride on the rampage! To me, 'Kill Bill' never quite lived up to the hype but I certainly wouldn't discard it nonetheless.
Thurman's Bride is battered and bruised by her previous boyfriends (David Carradine) mobsters and thugs in - what was - an act of jealousy. In an act of revenge, Thurman regains her strength to kill each of Bill's (Carradine) assassins before finally taking her revenge on the man in question. This first film revolves around her attempts to murder the dangerous O - Ren Ishii (Lucy Liu).
The violence that is present throughout never really appealed to me to much. Not only is it over the top but also quite unrealistic.
The story is paper thin and there are no real twists or turns in this gruesome tale. However, having also seen volume two, I can say that the plot there was much stronger despite a slower pacing.
Still, Thurman's acting is fantastic while all other cast members are also faultless in their roles.
I can't call it award worthy - even though it was - however I definitely wouldn't give it the brush off on a Friday night.