 Janet Maslin for The New York Times said that the grisly violence in Bound would likely limit its audience and Ebert said that its shocking violence would offend some audiences . Some critics said that the violent behavior of the characters had no moral justification . Rita Kempley for The Washington Post called it " well @-@ nigh unwatchable cruelty for its own sake " . McCarthy , who called the central relationship between the two women unbelievable and unsympathetic , said " just because Violet and Corky fall for each other doesn 't mean they somehow fall into a privileged state of grace in which vile behavior can be forgiven . " Other critics were less concerned , calling the violence " comically excessive " and " Tarantino @-@ like " . 
