Kill Bill Volume One
Reviewed By Sarah Downing

Quentin Tarantino's fourth film is an action packed, in-your-face thriller which twists and turns at every opportunity. No change there then. Only this time, Tarantino has created a movie which is an homage to the Martial Arts genre.

Using a mix of Kung-Fu, Samurai and, even Manga animation, Kill Bill follows the story of the Bride who plots to kill her ‘Death List Five' (a group led by the groom, Bill) who left her for dead on her wedding day.

What follows is 120 minutes of blood and gore as the Bride fights her way through the list until her revenge is complete.

Split into two parts due to the sheer length of it, Volume One sees the Bride attempting the first half of her mission and leaves the audience with a wonderful cliff hanger that will guarantee their return for the second part in February.

Although I did enjoy the film, I struggled slightly due to the fact that I'm not a fan of Martial Arts. However, in true Tarantino style, it constantly kept the audience on their toes and made sure that I was gripped from start to finish.

As well as this, although it is incredibly violent, I didn't find Kill Bill anywhere near as harrowing as any of Tarantino's other movies. This is purely because there is such a ridiculous amount of limbs flying off left, right and centre, with blood pouring from the bodies by the gallon, that it actually becomes quite comedic in a very dark kind of way.

Overall, I found Kill Bill entertaining and will certainly be watching Volume Two to find out the result of that cliff hanger. However, it isn't a film that I would choose to see again, purely because of its Martial Arts style.

I'm sure that if it wasn't for this aspect, I would've loved the movie. I would still urge anyone to see it for its great entertainment value and, I'm certain that any fans of this specific genre will be more than impressed.