Review of The Bride Wore Black (1968) by Scott C — 31 Dec 2012
Truffaut's fascination for Hitchcock enables him to compose a top-notch, brilliantly executed thriller where revenge hides under two elements: relative beauty and subjective vendetta motors blinding any possible rational thought. So let's see what this film offers:
1) Jeanne Moreau > Uma Thurman.
2) On the day of her wedding, her fiancée is assassinated by five men. Does that smell like Kill Bill?
3) Desperate and alone, she seeks revenge on the five men responsible. It is a task, a mission, and there's nothing that will stop this female revenge machine. Really, are we talking about Kill Bill?
4) That's not all. Also, the events are told in a non-chronological way. The tragedy is seen through flashbacks.
5) Wait! Also, every time she gets rid of one of the men, she crosses the man's name with a pen on a list she wrote down on a small notebook! Goddamn it, Tarantino; you endless, thieving rip-off!
Memorable scenes form a provocative and influential thriller, in its best French style!
98/100.
This review of The Bride Wore Black (1968) was written by Scott C on 31 Dec 2012.
The Bride Wore Black has generally received positive reviews.
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