This is actually a two-part movie. In Vol 1 we meet Beatrix (Uma Thurman) who is part of an international assassination squad, headed up by Bill (David Carradine). But when she tries to start a new life, she is betrayed by them and gets shot at her wedding rehearsal. After four years in a coma she vows to kill them all, one by one and the rampage starts. Vol 2 is more of the same and concludes with her ultimate revenge on the man that ordered the hit on her.
Now, I am not a big fan of the work of Quentin Tarantino. His movies are far too talkative and the violence much too graphic for my taste. However,I know he is revered by many and maybe I am a bit too squeamish for their taste. Be that as it may, that is my opinion. Rather give me a good fantasy with good old fashioned swash-buckling sword fights without all the blood and guts. But if blood and guts are what you are in the mood for, you cannot go wrong with this peace by one of the masters of this genre.
For reasons that are obvious from above, I rated it at only two out of five stars for my DVD collection.
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Uma Thurman in action
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