Slack and self-indulgent...

Rating: 7/10 (16 April 2004)

... but worth seeing. Carradine is brilliant as Bill. The burial sequence is harrowing and original. There are some great shots (esp. in the black-and- white sequences) and some great dialogue, but the plot's fairly dull, and the long, jokey flashbacks drag the film to a standstill. See it for Tarantino's underused (by him) genius, and to remind yourself of the extraordinary possibilities of the cinematic medium - which the movie evokes but doesn't explore.