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Kill Bill: Vol. 2 (2004)

"The bride is back for the final cut."
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👍 91%Google users liked it ⓘ
Critics Score
🎬 84%
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Runtime
2h 16m
Rated
R
Country
United States of America
Language
English
TMDB Rating
7.9/10 (14,871 votes)
Rotten Tomatoes
84%
Metacritic
83

Cast

Uma Thurman as Beatrix Kiddo / The Bride / 'Black Mamba' / Mommy · 69% avg
David Carradine as Bill 'Snake Charmer' · 74% avg
Daryl Hannah as Elle Driver 'California Mountain Snake' · 71% avg
Michael Madsen as Budd 'Sidewinder' · 73% avg
Gordon Liu Chia-Hui as Johnny Mo / Pai Mei · 83% avg
Michael Parks as Earl McGraw / Esteban Vihaio · 70% avg
Vivica A. Fox as Vernita Green 'Copperhead' · 73% avg

Is Kill Bill: Vol. 2 good?

Yes. 91% of real audiences liked it, by Google's archived audience score. Critics agree, scoring it 84%.

Where it ranks on ThumbScore

Rank in its genre
#40 / 1971 · Action
Rank in its year
#10 / 175 · 2004
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Overview

The Bride unwaveringly continues on her roaring rampage of revenge against the band of assassins who had tried to kill her and her unborn child. She visits each of her former associates one-by-one, checking off the victims on her Death List Five until there's nothing left to do … but kill Bill. Wikipedia ↗

About the Film

Kill Bill: Vol. 2 is a 2004 American martial arts film written and directed by Quentin Tarantino, the concluding chapter of the revenge epic that began with Vol. 1. Uma Thurman returns as The Bride, continuing her quest to eliminate the remaining members of the Deadly Viper Assassination Squad who attempted to murder her at her wedding rehearsal. Vol. 2 shifts dramatically in tone from its predecessor — while Vol. 1 was a kinetic, blood-soaked homage to martial arts and exploitation cinema, Vol. 2 draws more heavily from spaghetti westerns and Shaw Brothers kung fu films, favoring long dialogue scenes, character development, and emotional revelation over elaborate fight choreography.

The centerpiece is The Bride's encounter with Pai Mei, a legendarily cruel kung fu master played by Gordon Liu, who trains her in the technique that will ultimately prove decisive. David Carradine's performance as the title character Bill was the film's most significant revelation — rather than the menacing figure implied by Vol. 1, Bill proves to be charming, philosophical, and genuinely loving, making The Bride's final confrontation with him emotionally complex rather than simply cathartic. Carradine's extended Superman monologue, in which Bill analyzes the meaning of Superman's disguise as Clark Kent, became one of Tarantino's most celebrated dialogue scenes.

The Bride's escape from being buried alive — filmed in claustrophobic, terrifying detail — ranks among the most harrowing sequences in Tarantino's filmography. Kill Bill: Vol. 2 earned $152 million worldwide and completed a two-part saga that many consider Tarantino's most ambitious artistic achievement, blending his encyclopedic genre knowledge with genuine emotional depth.

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