Low Fat Grilled Chicken

Rating: Null/10 (11 June 2004)

KILL BILL: VOL 2 (18) Fri 25 June 9pm
Short Synopsis: The Bride continues to wreak her revenge on Bill, and his associates.
Review: These films are very different in both tone and style. While the first is a samurai spectacle, volume two is much calmer and has a very strong Spaghetti Western feel. I didn't enjoy volume 2 as much as volume 1, it's a lot slower and I felt that there were chunks of this film that could have been left out to keep the speed and adrenaline that made the first one such a feast for the senses. However, there was a space of 5 months in between me watching the two films which I think is partly why I'm not so impressed by the second film, I had huge expectations for it and had been anticipating it for so long. For me this was a plain piece of low fat grilled chicken compared to the thick sizzling piece of steak that is Volume 1. But put the two together and you're left with a meaty feast of pure entertainment. Therefore I recommend taking this opportunity to see the films together...even if you've already seen the first one!
Volume two is well worth watching for some truly astonishing fight sequences and a particularly vicious scene with a snake and for those we longed for greater character depth in the first one Carradine presents a fabulously smooth performance and Volume 2 delves into emotions that the first one barely dipped it's toe into.