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Rating: 5/10 (5 August 2004)

After seeing both movies Vol. 1 and 2 I finally sat down to review what I saw. What did I see? An awesome, cleverly constructed, action packed movie full of suspense? In so many words: No.
On seeing Vol. 2 the impression hardens that this really should have been one movie of approx. 100 minutes length. Then it could have been good, or not, who knows. It's just that you can't help but wonder why this has to be a separate movie.
People expecting sword fight galore and chopped off limbs by the dozen will be sourly disappointed this time around. KB2 feels like it consists of 90% (cool) talk that isn't all that interesting. Sure, the bride clears a few things up about the wedding and her relation to Bill, but this is what we expected. And that is right where the crux lies. There is no suspension whatsoever. The bride will get her revenge and Bill will die. Surprise! Of course, it's not always necessary to have plot twists or elude the viewer, Titanic never made you guess twice either.
In the words of Coleridge the "suspension of disbelief" never set in. You may argue that this is no requirement for a good movie but I digress. I kept looking at the time index and wondering when this will be over because in spite of all its shortcomings KB2 has a great soundtrack, excellent camera work and tries its best to achieve the QT coolness factor.
Cutting both films into one would have set the right pace for one hell of a QT movie and not two mediocre ones.
5/10