Great, ten times better than Vol. 1

Rating: Null/10 (3 May 2004)

Great dialogue and great action scenes make Kill Bill-Vol. 2 Quentin Tarantino's best film since Pulp Fiction. I really wasn't overly impressed with Vol.1. The expectations were so high, and I felt like I got a Three Stooges cartoon. This one, however, was elevated with the additions of Michael Madsen & David Carradine, and the focus on the relationship between The Bride and Bill. The training with Pai Mei was great stuff, and the fight scenes were better in this one (the battle between The Bride & Elle Driver is an all-time classic). Tarantino's obsession with the 70's is getting a little tiring, but it doesn't detract from the great dialogue (Bill's super-hero analogy is great). After Jackie Brown & Kill Bill-Vol. 1, I just didn't have the enthusiasm for Tarantino like I did after Pulp Fiction & Reservoir Dogs, but it's back now. And Uma Thurman is outstanding in this. She should really be in more high-profile roles than what she's getting.