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After what seems like an eternity, the man who exploded into the cinema with Reservoir Dogs in 1991 has finally put his fourth film out after a six year gap. Will the fact that it's split into two parts put the punters off? |
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After what seems like an eternity, the man who exploded into the cinema with Reservoir Dogs in 1991 has finally put his fourth film out after a six year gap. Will the fact that it's split into two parts put the punters off? |
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What's the Plot? A sheriff is called in to see the aftermath of a massacre at a local church. Inside are 10 dead bodies. Amongst them is "the bride" (Uma Thurman) with her unborn child. To the surprise of the local law enforcement, "the bride" has survived the ambush at her wedding but remains in a coma. After 4 years, she awakes with the images of that day in her mind and the people that caused it. Escaping from the hospital, she embarks on a quest for revenge and justice against those responsible: her former colleagues. The comrades were part of an elite group of assassins led by Bill (David Carrridine) under the name of DiVAS - The Deadly Viper Assassination Squad. Now they are all on "the bride's" list: O'Ren-Ishii, codename Cottonmouth (Lucy Liu); Elle Driver - California Mountain Snake (Daryl Hannah); Vernita Green - Copperhead (Vivica A. Fox) and Budd - Sidewinder (Michael Madsen). After them will be Bill himself.
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The Review For those who don't know, this is the first part of Tarantino's movie. It's concluding part will be unveiled in February 2004. That means we have another unfinished film in our midst alongside The Matrix, Star Wars and of course The Lord Of The Rings. Kill Bill now shares the accolade of most nail-biting sudden ending in recent history alongside the first Lord Of The Rings. The film ends on a cliffhanger but, being a Tarantino flick, the picture fades back up to hit you with an even more gob smacking piece of info before the end credits start to roll again.
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The two major battles that take place between Uma's unnamed bride" (Eastwood's Fistful of.. character?) and two of her hitlist is a dazzling display that, with the final battle, upstages The Matrix Reloaded's Mr. Smith fight proving that CGI is not the last word in cinema yet. Bloody violent, bloody cool, bloody funny and just plain bloody, Kill Bill loses one Oscar because it's not an entire film to be viewed yet. But boy, what an unfinished film!
STEVE'S SCORE
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Copyright © Steve Murphy 2003
