The better half of the two Bill movies

Rating: 8/10 (8 January 2005)

After almost writing Tarantino off after the first Bill movie, the second one was a pleasant surprise. There is more movie and less manic Kung Fu nonsense. David Carradine is great as the sly Bill and there are lots of great character bits. There were fewer long fight scenes, and there was actually a wealth of that depraved dialog that makes Tarantino films great. The epilogue scene was weak and useless, but what the heck, lots of good films have less than stellar moments. I still wish I could have watched a more compact 2.5 hour Bill movie, but wish in one hand...and, well, you know the rest. I see the second Bill movie ranks lower than the first in the top 250. Popularity is not the same as quality, kids. Learn that, Grasshoppa, and you will stand one step higher on the great mountain of truth.