Kill Bill: Vol. 1
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An assassin is shot by her ruthless employer, Bill, and other members of their assassination circle – but she lives to plot her vengeance.
What critics thought
Kill Bill: Vol. 1 landed as a broadly well-received but genuinely divisive piece of filmmaking — critics who loved it pointed to Tarantino's technical command and cinephile sincerity, while skeptics felt the wall-to-wall style left little room for story or character. Its reputation has only grown with time, with audiences and retrospective lists ranking it far more warmly than the mixed critical middle ground it occupied on release.
“the undeniable passion that drives Kill Bill is fascinating, even, strange to say it, endearing. Mr. Tarantino is an irrepressible showoff, recklessly flaunting his formal skills as a choreographer of high-concept violence, but he is also an unabashed cinephile, and the sincerity of his enthusiasm gives this messy, uneven spectacle an odd, feverish integrity.”
A. O. Scott·The New York Times
“The movie is not about anything at all except the skill and humor of its making. It's kind of brilliant.”
Roger Ebert·Chicago Sun-Times
“blood-soaked valentine to movies”
Manohla Dargis·Los Angeles Times
Genres
Action, Crime, Thriller
Cast & Crew
DirectorQuentin Tarantino
StarringUma Thurman, Lucy Liu, Vivica A. Fox, Daryl Hannah, David Carradine
ComposerRZA
Kill Bill: Vol. 1
An assassin is shot by her ruthless employer, Bill, and other members of their assassination circle – but she lives to plot her vengeance.
What critics thought
Kill Bill: Vol. 1 landed as a broadly well-received but genuinely divisive piece of filmmaking — critics who loved it pointed to Tarantino's technical command and cinephile sincerity, while skeptics felt the wall-to-wall style left little room for story or character. Its reputation has only grown with time, with audiences and retrospective lists ranking it far more warmly than the mixed critical middle ground it occupied on release.
“the undeniable passion that drives Kill Bill is fascinating, even, strange to say it, endearing. Mr. Tarantino is an irrepressible showoff, recklessly flaunting his formal skills as a choreographer of high-concept violence, but he is also an unabashed cinephile, and the sincerity of his enthusiasm gives this messy, uneven spectacle an odd, feverish integrity.”
A. O. Scott·The New York Times
“The movie is not about anything at all except the skill and humor of its making. It's kind of brilliant.”
Roger Ebert·Chicago Sun-Times
“blood-soaked valentine to movies”
Manohla Dargis·Los Angeles Times
Genres
Action, Crime, Thriller
Cast & Crew
DirectorQuentin Tarantino
StarringUma Thurman, Lucy Liu, Vivica A. Fox, Daryl Hannah, David Carradine
ComposerRZA
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