More story, less action, but still fun to watch (POSSIBLE SPOILERS)

Rating: 9/10 (23 August 2004)

Kill Bill Vol. 1 got most of the action, while Vol. 2 got all of the story. Vol. 2 still has enough action to satisfy a normal person, but what makes Vol. 2 so fun to watch is not what made Vol. 1 just as fun last year. It's fun to see in Vol. 2 how all of the different story points fit together so well with the facts from Vol. 1, even the little ones, like Elle Driver's eye. This goes to show you how talented Quentin Tarantino is as a writer and director. If you haven't seen either movie, it would be smart to rent Vol. 1 and Vol. 2 together and watch them together, instead of a year apart like everyone else did. This way, if you watched them together, you'd probably miss fewer of the plot points and you'd get the most out of the story. If you really like the films, you may even consider watching them more than once, until you understand everything.
Excellent acting from Michael Madsen, Daryl Hannah, and, as always, Uma Thurman. David Carradine, who I've never considered a good actor, gives his best performance in Kill Bill Vol. 2. Good acting from the rest of the cast. Good story and good directing, but not Tarantino's best. Nine stars out of ten.