Kill Bill, Volume 2 Reviews

It has its moments, and Thurman is an appealing heroine. But on the whole, this is a disjointed, disappointing and monstrously self-indulgent exercise.

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If Kill Bill - Vol. 1 was like a roundhouse kick to the head, Vol. 2 is practically a warm hug.

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Sequel just as over-the-top explicitly violent.

Full Review | Original Score: 2/5

Although it's a gigantic shame that Miramax split Quentin Tarantino's long awaited 'kung-fu samurai Spaghetti Western love story' epic into two halves, "Kill Bill Vol. 2" pays off in spades...

Full Review | Original Score: A

Quentin Tarantino revels in the art and craft of cinema; so much so he has managed to mine all his favourite genres and make the style the substance.

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Full of surprises and cinematic homage.

Full Review | Original Score: 4/5

If Kill Bill is a comeback film, Tarantino's future career prospects look about as good as Mike Tyson's. The Emperor's new clothes are showing.

Full Review | Original Score: 2/5

Though Vol. 2's body count is of necessity smaller than that of its predecessor, the brutality hurts more here, and counts for more.

Full Review | Original Score: 5/5

The Tarantino style has been copied a thousand times over since Pulp Fiction, what Kill Bill: Vol. 2 proves is that he's still the master.

Full Review | Original Score: 3.5/4

Much like the classic spaghetti Westerns and kung fu flicks, Tarantino paradoxically manages to glorify and condemn the violence of his characters.

| Original Score: 3.5/4

Tarantino is killing off his mentors - directors who have passed or should have passed the torch long ago - to pave the future of cinema.

| Original Score: 3.5/4

Those turned off by the first part's reckless, relentless violent purges aren't likely to find cause for conversion, but Vol. 2 certainly broadens the tale's remit, even as it aims to deepen it.

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He saved the best for last.

Full Review | Original Score: 5/5

Soulless.

Full Review | Original Score: C

The second movie's action is limited to 2-3 fights, the rest are long conversations and introspection. It is a far bleaker, more serious and dry affair -- but also a more fascinating character study.

Full Review | Original Score: 4/5

The closer the Bride gets to her true goal, the more human she becomes. Some scenes near the conclusion have a lot of heart in them.

| Original Score: 3.5/4

Vol. 2 is a great conclusion to a great (albeit, as of yet, nonexistent except in theory) film, but it is not a great film.

Full Review | Original Score: 3/4

Mesmo com todas as suas falhas, produz um número suficiente de surpresas narrativas que o situam acima da maior parte do lixo que Hollywood produziu em 2004.

Full Review | Original Score: 4/5

Disposable scenes mar "Kill Bill Vol. 2."

| Original Score: B+

It stands alone as one of the year's most entertaining films.

Full Review | Original Score: 4.5/5