A protracted experience

Rating: Null/10 (25 April 2004)

In my humble opinion, this movie pales in comparison to the 1st volume of Kill Bill. Where the first movie was briskly paced, part 2 simply drags. Where the fight scenes shone, here they glimmer weakly.

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That's not to say there is nothing to like in Kill Bill: Volume 2. Daryl Hannah has her best role in a long time with Elle Driver, and the fight scene between her and Uma Thurman in the caravan is everything it should be - brutal, bloody and exciting.
Gordon Liu is both unrecognisable and on good form as Uma's mentor, Pai Mei - he gets almost all of the laughs in this movie (bar one line spoken by The Bride's daughter at the end of the movie - "Shogun Assassin" - had me rolling in the aisles!)
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Tarantino's weakest film to date for me, but Tarantino at half-mast is still better than a lot of directors out there at their best!
6/10