No Pulp Fiction, But...

Rating: 9/10 (10 October 2003)

Goddamn if "Kill Bill" isn't better than anything else you could see. Wow. An amazing film. If you thought that "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" set the bar for girl-on-girl fights, then "Kill Bill" raises it. Uma Thurman, as The Bride, is sensational. Lucy Liu, as O-Ren, is spectacular. Need I continue? Honestly, this is the kind of film that if you weren't already interested in, you're not gonna like later. It is an ultra-violent tribute to Japanese chop-socky films, masterfully done by Quentin Tarantino. It's only half a movie...but twice as good as any movie deserves to be. And no, it's not quite Pulp Fiction...(not yet) but what is? QT, after what some feel was a misfire with "Jackie Brown" , hits the bullseye and cements his position as one of the best directors of his time.