Review of Kill Bill: Vol. 2 (2004) by Evild — 25 Nov 2005
The first movie was all action, this one is all plot, and I realize they split them for, actually I don't know, probably just to maximize the profits for what is, essentially, a cheap kung-fu flick.
Granted, the action, though rare, is fantastically over the top, but the long close-ups, the 10 minute spans of silence while NOTHING happens, all of those "Tarantino-isms" just get tiresome after a while.
These could have EASILY been abridged and combined into a single, 2-hour film, but it seems we got the "Director's Cut" by default, and ultimately it ends up being a waste of time and money.
I gotta sit through 3 hours of paper-thin plot spread out over TWO films just to see a half-hour's worth of action? That sucks! I AM a fan of Quentin's work, but this is mostly just self-indulgent "look how much time I wasted watching old, BETTER samurai flicks.
" Worth a rental, but after rewinding back over the action a few times, you've seen all you need to.
This review of Kill Bill: Vol. 2 (2004) was written by Evild on 25 Nov 2005.
Kill Bill: Vol. 2 has generally received very positive reviews.
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