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Starring: Uma Thurman, Lucy Liu, Daryl Hannah, David Carradine, Vivica A. Fox, Michael Madsen, Julie Dreyfus, Chiaki Kuriyama

Directed By: Quentin Tarantino

It is time to face celluloid’s greatest enemy Bill. This is one of the most addictive films i have seen in ages. The dialog is so crisp and the visuals so tantalizing and a beautiful pregnant bride for everything else. It is a film that is just oozing with enough of gnashing teeth that it will split couple of them while you watch it. Kill Bill is a film that is taken from the immensely popular Lady Snowblood. Quentin had grown to love this movie for many years and wanted to make a four hour film on this revenge saga. Another movie reference that he had taken was the controversial Trauffant movie The Bride Wore Black. This is very characteristic of Quentin’s script they tend to be lifted from movies that he has enjoyed watching. He sort of remixes them to suit his weird pallet.

The film was divided into two parts making it a sumptuous meal for all you Kung Fu fans out there. The film is cleverly divided into chapters of vengeance something that easily relatable. Its more like a fantasy played out by the Bride. Everything was taken from her at her wedding. The story slowly peels out each and every one of the plot ideas till the seeds drip in blood. The chapters are used to show how she goes about killing each of her victims in a Clint Eastwood sort of way.

The rage in these moments are shown with such grace with talented and athletic Uma Thurman. This is surely her career making role once again at the able helmer Quentin. Some of the vengeance acts are very cerebral i mean literally. The gore quotient in this movie is also to pay homage to many of the Mangas written on these Kung Fu films. It draws inspiration from several refernces even Superman as well.

The kung Fu turns on it head to look like a graphic novel. The addictive nature of the film is the whole set pieces. There has been a lot of time spend to get each of the action shots right. Then there is also Bill of course a man who filled with a sense of jealousy that is about to tear this Brides life apart. There are instances where she almost dies but ultimately she is a survivor.

The introductions have been talked about for a long time. Each character has a unique intro a tune an unusual trait of villany written for them. But one back story stands out. The whole sequence in a Japanese anime. The shots in this break the common mold of anime itself. It is unlike anything that has been written for screen. The gore in these shots satiates the whole premise of the film. The assasins in this film are not in it for the kill but they act like blood thirsty animals. They can’t tie there hands back without killing anyone. Each of them ruthless in their own way.

But the division of the film into the two parts at the right interval is very essential. Quentin has also an acute understanding of the non linear format that makes him a treat to watch. The surprise you get by the end gives you enough drive to ravish the second part. This is truly a masterwork from the director. Hopefully we will get to see some sequel or prequel to this accidental franchise.