A brilliantly paced film

Rating: 9/10 (15 November 2012)

I'm probably one of the last people on Earth to watch Kill Bill and I'm truly glad I did watch the duology. 'Kill Bill Vol 1' was a brilliantly made Tarantino film and the ending of the first one set me up to watch the second one. From the first few minutes, I was already into this movie. I love how the Bride recounts the events and we see how the massacre happened at the wedding.
Then we get to cut back to present time and we meet Bill's brother. Bill's brother is another fine character and they are thoroughly enjoyable. We also see that the Bride has come to kill Bill's brother but she fails and is mortally wounded. She is then locked up and things start getting intense. After being locked up in a coffin and buried, the Bride recounts how she was trained in martial arts by a teacher named Pai Mei. The entire training sequence was well made out and a perfectly necessary addition to the film.
Then the story really begins to get intense. Budd, Bill's brother, calls Elle over about the Hanzo sword and she kills him. Then the Bride comes in and a duel ensues. The fight scenes are so well planned out and filmed with brilliant acting that its both realistic and enjoyable.
Then the Bride goes to some place and asks for Bill's location and the man eventually gives it away believing that Bill will be pleased to meet her.
What I like about the last half hour of the film (that is from when the Bride goes to Bill's house) is the further build-up to the ultimate showdown. Things really begin to get dense and you can feel all her hatred for him and all his malice. The ending is so brilliantly done.
There are many positives about this film. The acting, especially by Uma Thurman is brilliant. She gives such a powerful role as the bride. The plot, the new characters and pretty much everything is so well executed.
This is one of my four favorites of 2003:
1) Return of the King 2) Pirates of the Caribbean 3) Kill Bill Vol 2 4) Finding Nemo
Such a brilliant film!