Very Different, Very Good

Rating: 8/10 (21 March 2005)

(Spoilers)
Kill Bill Vol. 2 is the second of two very graphic movies by Quentin Tarantino. At the start, we witness why The Bride (Uma Thurman) is enacting revenge on five different people. After this we have a brief run-in with a conversation between Bill and his low-life brother, Bud. Within a half hour, The Bride and Bud meet. Bud succeeds in capturing her and buries her alive.
While six feet under, we witness The Bride have a flashback of her training with the Japanese martial arts legend Pai Mei (Chia Hui Liu). After some very awkward scenes we come upon Daryl Hannah's character Elle Driver driving to Bud's house (rather trailer) in the desert. By this time The Bride is out of her grave and heading for Buds trailer. I'll leave it here so I don't ruin it.
Uma Thurman portrays the Bride incredibly. Smart, bold, and powerful. Willing to do anything to reach her goal of Bill. Uma Thurman is one of your top actresses in America today. She is sheer brilliant as the Bride and will keep you asking for more with every scene.
Kill Bill, although not as bloody, still holds the R rating due to some violence and heavy language. Even though the Bride is the main character, I did not find her to be the most interesting. Rather it is Michael Madsen's character Bud who seems the only one of the five murders to have emotion and regret for what he did.
The movie is dominated by Tarantino effects and brilliant acting by Uma Thurman and David Carradine (Bill).
4 1/2 out of 5 Stars.