Master of bombastic cinema Quentin Tarantino has never done things by halves – except in the case of Kill Bill. His bifurcated masterpiece of revenge sweeps from Japan to the American West and resolves in a showdown that is both anticlimactic after all the mayhem and the perfect resolution to all that violence. From the House of Blue Leaves to Bill’s compound, stay out of the way of the Bride (Uma Thurman), the silly Caucasian girl who likes to play with samurai swords as she embarks on a roaring rampage until she gets bloody satisfaction. – Richard Whittaker
