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.
Uma Thurman
Beatrix Kiddo / The Bride / 'Black Mamba' / Mommy
David Carradine
Bill 'Snake Charmer'
Daryl Hannah
Elle Driver 'California Mountain Snake'
Michael Madsen
Budd 'Sidewinder'
Gordon Liu Chia-Hui
Johnny Mo / Pai Mei
Michael Parks
Earl McGraw / Esteban Vihaio
Perla Haney-Jardine
B.B.
Vivica A. Fox
Vernita Green 'Copperhead'
Ambrosia Kelley
Nikki
James Parks
Edgar McGraw
Jonathan Loughran
Trucker
Michael Bowen
Buck
Kenji Ohba
Bald Guy
Yoshiyuki Morishita
Tokyo Businessman
Jun Kunimura
Boss Tanaka
Goro Daimon
Boss Honda
Kazuki Kitamura
Boss Koji / Crazy 88
Akaji Maro
Boss Ozawah
Shun Sugata
Boss Benta
Sachiko Fujii
The 5, 6, 7, 8's
Yoshiko Yamaguchi
The 5, 6, 7, 8's
Ronnie Yoshiko Fujiyama
The 5, 6, 7, 8's
Sakichi Sato
Charlie Brown
Tetsuro Shimaguchi
Crazy 88
Yoji Tanaka
Crazy 88
Sō Yamanaka
Crazy 88
Issey Takahashi
Crazy 88
Juri Manase
Crazy 88
Chiaki Kuriyama
Gogo
Yuki Kazamatsuri
Proprietor
Lucy Liu
O-Ren Ishii 'Cottonmouth'
Sonny Chiba
Hattori Hanzo
Julie Dreyfus
Sofie Fatale
Bo Svenson
Reverend Harmony
Jeannie Epper
Mrs. Harmony
Stephanie L. Moore
Joleen
Shana Stein
Erica
Caitlin Keats
Janeen
Christopher Allen Nelson
Tommy Plympton
Samuel L. Jackson
Rufus
Reda Beebe
Lucky
Sid Haig
Jay
Larry Bishop
Larry Gomez
Laura Cayouette
Rocket
Clark Middleton
Ernie
Claire Smithies
Clarita
Helen Kim
Karen
Victoria Lucai
Trixie
Venessia Valentino
1st Grade Teacher
Thea Rose
Melanie Harrhouse
William Paul Clark
Soda Jerk
Stevo Polyi
Tim
Al Manuel Douglas
Marty Kitrosser
Patricia Silva
Hooker #1
Maria Del Rosario Gutierrez
Hooker #2
Sonia Angelica Padilla Curiel
Hooker #3
Veronica Janet Martinez
Hooker #4
Lucia Cruz Marroquin
Hooker #5
Citlati Guadalupe Bojorquez
Hooker #6
Graciela Salazar Mendoza
Hooker #7
Maria de Lourdes Lombera
Hooker #8
Jorge Silva
Bartender / Pimp
Director, Characters, Screenplay, Writer
Quentin Tarantino
Characters
Uma Thurman
July 19, 2018
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Tarantino's amusing super-assassin bizarro world
RELEASED IN 2004 and written/directed by Quentin Tarantino, "Kill Bill Vol. 2" completes the story of 2003's "Vol. 1" and fills in the holes. Former assassin, The Bride (Uma Thurmon), seeks vengeance after the murder of her fiancé & friends at a wedding rehearsal in El Paso. She takes on formidable thugs Budd (Michael Madsen) and Elle (Daryl Hannah) to finally get to ringleader Bill (David Carradine). Gordon Liu plays master martial artist Pai Mei while Michael Parks is on hand as Esteban Vihaio.
This part of the duology is more dialogue-driven than "Vol. 1,” fleshing-out the characters and answering many questions. Such as: How is The Bride such an unconquerable fighter? How did Elle lose her right eye? Why did Bill conduct the wedding massacre? How does Budd spend his retirement? The problem is that the characters are all cartoony caricatures, and merciless assassins to boot. It's impossible to give criminal scum "more depth," at least as far as caring for them goes. Let 'em all kill each other for all I care. Moreover, the story is too shallow to warrant such epic treatment and would've been more effective if both films were condensed into a 2.5 hour flick, cutting out the fat.
Still, the movie's so offbeat that it's entertaining in the manner of 1996's "Mojave Moon," but better. It's an interesting combo of spaghetti Westerns, 70's martial arts flicks, Bond-isms and all-around Tarantino quirkiness. But suggesting that the "Kill Bill" flicks are cinematic masterpieces of auteurism is overdoing it. Take, for instance, the ridiculous closing credits, which run well over 12 minutes: The plot and characters are unworthy of such pretentious veneration. If you want masterworks by Tarantino, see “Django Unchained” (2012) and “Pulp Fiction” (1994); or even “Inglourious Basterds” (2009) and “Jackie Brown” (1997).
Still, the movie's strangely amusing, the cast is good (especially Carradine) and Bill's Superman analysis is insightful. The Bride’s training with Pai Mei is arguably the best bit.
THE MOVIE RUNS 137 minutes and was shot in Southern California; Beijing, China; and Mexico.
GRADE: B/B- (6.5/10)
Status:
Released
Original Language:
English
Budget:
$30,000,000.00
Revenue:
$152,159,461.00