‘Kill Bill’: Style Galore, Movie Gore 

By Wayne Neill (October 23, 2003)

What’s the message to be taken from the newest Quentin Tarantino film? Is it a satire of violence or a celebration? Who cares? I don’t want a stern message about violence and the media, I want to see Uma Thurman fighting little Japanese kids.

If you're going to see a film for its interactive and dynamic plot you will be disappointed. In "Kill Bill." Thurman’s character has no driving force behind her massacres other than that her old assassination squad ruined her wedding. Basically "Kill Bill" is anime brought to life by actors, various effects, and Tarantino's dementia.

The movie shines in a rather underdeveloped area , sound effects are frighteningly accurate--all splitting, gurgling, hammering, splintering, spiking, cutting, smacking, cracking are accurate enough to send a tingle through the spine. A good cultural knowledge helps polish the anime feel to the film and adds to the overall realistic feel of the individual characters.

The various scenes are well shot, even beautiful at times, and some of the fight scenes can even be described as calming. Everything on screen flows together but the dialogue seemed occasionally forced and a few jokes are dropped in an almost underhanded manner. These could possibly be a figment of my imagination as there were a few talkers in the theater at the time and my mind would wander while listening to their prattle about cutting faces off and the like. All in all you’ll have fun watching the film, if you're looking for some eye candy go check it out. Thanks for your time.