Cool Bill to Play!

Rating: 8/10 (6 September 2004)

Pump up the volume! Pump up the volume! Pump up the volume! Kill Bill!
That is what masterful director Quentin Tarantino does in the exhilarating "Kill Bill Volume 2". Various questions are answered in this version so there is no doubt that you will get your kicks out of Volume 2. Uma Thurman returns as "The Bride", the vengeful martial arts master who continues her quest to, you got it, kill Bill. Those of you who experienced Volume 1, know that she had her "Bill of Rights" to do that after what Sir William did to her in the dress wedding rehearsal. Along her vengeful voyage, she still possesses the need to liquidate some of Bill's associates: Budd (a.k.a. Swidewinder) & Elle Driver (a.k.a. California Mountain Snake). Tarantino budd, I mean bud, Michael Madsen was cool as a Bud Light with his performance. Daryl Hannah as the California Mountain Snake was venomous with her sly work also. Both are deserving of Supporting Actor noms. However, let's kick it up a notch; the sharpest supporting work of "Volume 2" was beheaded by no other than the "King Fu" himself David Carradine as Bill. Let's not forget about our temperamental bride: Uma Thurman should get her comeuppance by being nominated for a Best Actress Oscar after being snubbed for Volume 1. Memo to the Academy: You do not want to p*ss her off! Just ask Bill! Volume 2 does have its arduous lapses but it is incorporated for the sake of the story. Tarantino's ingenious dialogue is what still drives his films, and it is no different here in "Kill Bill: Volume 2". So get up and go biller blading by viewing "Kill Bill: Volume 2". **** Good