A Great Finish To A Great Movie! (SPOILERS!!!)

Rating: 9/10 (12 August 2004)

"Kill Bill, Vol. 2," is a great movie. I expected it to fall flat, since "Vol. 1" has pretty much all the violence and blood. Instead, we are given a character study of those that remain: We find out why Elle Driver (Daryl Hannah, managing to be beautiful and wicked at the same time)has lost her eye, the REAL story behind the massacre that sent The Bride (Uma Thurman, kicking much butt, yet showing a softer side.)on her quest, the depth of Bill's (David Carradine)feelings toward her, and the real name of The Bride.
Carradine comes off as Caine(From "Kung Fu"), falling into the dark side. In the first movie, Bill was voice and shadows, but in the film, once you get to know him, you kind of understand why he did what he did (That doesn't condone what he's done, mind you), and the regret that he has felt ever since.
Two questions have popped up, though:
1) The bitterness between Bill and Budd. They had a falling out years before. Was it in regard to The Bride? It's never discussed.
2) Elle Driver. Is she dead? There is a possibility, seeing that there's a deadly snake in the trailer, that she may be dead. But you don't know. Maybe she'll pop up in a sequel, if they ever do one.
One other thing...How did the Bride choose Tommy? You never really find out much about how they hooked up or his feelings about having another man's child. It would have been interesting if it would have been explored more.
Otherwise, it was a great way to end a movie.