Kill Bill: Vol. 1
Miramax Films | Release Date: October 10, 2003 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
69
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Generally favorable reviews based on 43 Critic Reviews
Positive:
32
Mixed:
6
Negative:
5
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60
Village VoiceJ. Hoberman
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.) Read full review
60
SalonStephanie Zacharek
As visually arresting as Kill Bill often is, there's a stultifying blankness about it. Despite Tarantino's obvious enthusiasms, he comes off jaded and cynical: He's seen plenty of movies, and this is his proof. Read full review
60
Chicago ReaderJonathan Rosenbaum
Quentin Tarantino's lively and show-offy tribute to Asian martial-arts flicks, bloody anime, and spaghetti westerns he soaked up as a teenager is even more gory and adolescent than its models, which explains both the fun and the unpleasantness of this globe-trotting romp. Read full review
60
SlateDavid Edelstein
Kill Bill is about nothing more (or less) than its director's passion for the mindless action pictures that got him through adolescence. It isn't sex without love: It's an orgy with just enough love. Read full review
50
New York Magazine (Vulture)Peter Rainer
When French New Wave directors like Truffaut and Godard paid tribute to Hollywood pulp, they poeticized it and gave it an infusion of feeling. Tarantino’s tributes are, for the most part, far less complicated: He’s a fan, and Kill Bill is his mash note. Read full review
50
Philadelphia InquirerCarrie Rickey
Structurally and narratively amputated, Volume 1 retains head and guts but loses its heart and gams to the second installment. Maybe Tarantino figured that Thurman's legs, as long as the Mississippi, were sufficient to carry this half of a movie. Read full review
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