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- 2003
- R
- Miramax Films
- 1 h 51 m
- 2003
- R
- Miramax Films
- 1 h 51 m
Summary An epic tale of one woman's quest for justice presented in two installments. (Miramax)
Directed By: Quentin Tarantino
Written By: Quentin Tarantino, Uma Thurman
- 2003
- R
- Miramax Films
- 1 h 51 m
- 2003
- R
- Miramax Films
- 1 h 51 m
Kill Bill: Vol. 1
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8.3
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Summary An epic tale of one woman's quest for justice presented in two installments. (Miramax)
Directed By: Quentin Tarantino
Written By: Quentin Tarantino, Uma Thurman
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Top Cast
Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 43 Critic Reviews
69
74% Positive
32 Reviews
32 Reviews
14% Mixed
6 Reviews
6 Reviews
12% Negative
5 Reviews
5 Reviews
Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 43 Critic Reviews
69
74% Positive
32 Reviews
32 Reviews
14% Mixed
6 Reviews
6 Reviews
12% Negative
5 Reviews
5 Reviews
"His eye is incredibly sharp and amazing, in regard to visceral cinema," says Uma Thurman, who has worked with Tarantino on both Pulp Fiction and Kill Bill. "He's a great storyteller. He's very seductive as a filmmaker."
Reconfirms Tarantino's status as the master of pop cinema and puts a sense of excitement into the year. He has matched, if not eclipsed, the power and scope of 1994's "Pulp Fiction," though not its human charm.
User Score
Universal Acclaim Based on 1,075 User Ratings
8.3
90% Positive
966 Ratings
966 Ratings
7% Mixed
76 Ratings
76 Ratings
3% Negative
33 Ratings
33 Ratings
User Score
Universal Acclaim Based on 1,075 User Ratings
8.3
90% Positive
966 Ratings
966 Ratings
7% Mixed
76 Ratings
76 Ratings
3% Negative
33 Ratings
33 Ratings
Nov 30, 2025
"Kill Bill" is a very interesting and quite comical film.
The fight scenes are very well choreographed, and the characters are quite interesting and fun to watch.
The Black Mamba's revenge trajectory is very well presented, making the film flow very smoothly.
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It remains to be seen whether Kill Bill is merely a skilled slice of juvenilia or a pastiche with real emotional and thematic underpinnings, but based on Tarantino's storytelling command in the first half, it's worth giving him the benefit of the doubt.
His epic reworking of their lurid conventions proved so long that it was divided into two parts, and this one ends on a hell of a cliff-hanger.
A hyper-violent, hyper-gory, kung-fu grindhouse flick. And there’s nothing at all wrong with that.
By Jim Agnew FULL REVIEW
Fun and smart, but undeniably thin, the first installment of Tarantino's action epic is a fanboy fever dream. The clichés are out in maximum force, tempting any critic fool enough to go one-on-one with the master. (The prize: a Ph.D. in Tarantinology.)
It boggles the mind that after six years of silence, all Tarantino has to offer is this garbage.
Jul 16, 2024
Seu olhar é incrivelmente aguçado e incrível no que diz respeito ao cinema visceral”, diz Uma Thurman, que trabalhou com Tarantino em Pulp Fiction e Kill Bill. “Ele é um grande contador de histórias. Ele é muito sedutor como cineasta.
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Nov 14, 2024
Great action scenes and lighting, let down by how over-the-top it is, and Quentin's gross foot fetish.
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Nov 3, 2021
This movie is full of action and cinematic irrealistic violence and alternates moments of great entertainment and moments in which the action becomes an end in itself, excessive and not very funny. This is the worst of the two volumes of "Kill Bill".
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Feb 25, 2018
In this film, the first of two, the Bride, betrayed and abandoned to die by her groom, Bill, get her revenge route. Directed and written by Quentin Tarantino, the film stars Uma Thurman and David Carradine. This is a film that can be good, but definitely is not for me. I like some of Tarantino's films, but definitely I cannot understand this one. The performance of the actors is regular, the special, visual and sound effects are very good and the soundtrack, given the circumstances, is interesting. The main problem of this film is the non-linear narrative. This option simply does not fit in the film and makes it more confusing than it would be in a conventional narrative. Its an artistic resource, undoubtedly innovative, but that should be used when not hinder the understanding of the public. The public has to understand the movie, and it does not happen here. A person who knows nothing about this film, which has never read anything about it, don't understand it, and discards it. The film's screenplay is interesting, although it has been virtually copied from another movie ("Lady Snowblood"). But despite the basic idea is good (the bride betrayed by her groom, abandoned and nearly murdered in his own marriage), the way the film develops it is quite negative. First of all, the film doesn't explain Bill's reasons. Surely he didn't wake up that day with a sudden urge to kill the bride, and this lack of rational explanation makes the situation far-fetched. Another problem of this film is the illogical manner it displays and mixes raw action scenes, western scenes or Japanese scenes. From a certain point, the film seems made with pieces of film found in a garbage dump. There is no logic in the way the film shows it.
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Nov 25, 2019
The worst Tarantino Film I have ever seen. So outdated angles, stupid story and unbearable main character.
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Production Company
- Miramax
- A Band Apart
- Super Cool ManChu
- Shaw Brothers
Release Date Oct 10, 2003
Duration 1 h 51 m
Rating R
Tagline A roaring rampage of revenge
Awards
Golden Globes, USA
• 1 Nomination
Online Film & Television Association
• 4 Wins & 13 Nominations
Golden Schmoes Awards
• 1 Win & 13 Nominations
