Good, but is it getting old hat?

Rating: 8/10 (15 May 2004)

Kill Bill Vol 2 is the latest in Tarantino's epics, and is very good with it. As a sequel to last year's very over the top and very violent flick with many throwbacks to martial arts classics, it's often funny but also well put together and watchable elsewhere.
However, is it time to ask the question as to whether Tarantino is becoming old hat? Throughout the film I had an undercurrent going around in my head that this was following what is becoming a set pattern for Tarantino films -- they're becoming a tad manufactured. As he makes them at significant intervals, this isn't as much of an issue but are his films now becoming over crafted? Is he becoming a parody of himself?
As ever, let's see his next move.