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Kill Bill: Vol. 2
2004 136 min United States of America R 18+
★8.1
Action, Crime, Thriller
Director: Quentin Tarantino
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Description
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.
Budget:
$30M
US Gross:
$66.21M
Worldwide:
$152.16M
Starring
Uma Thurman
Actor
David Carradine
Actor
Michael Madsen
Actor
Awards
MTV Movie & TV Awards 2005
— Best Fight
Saturn Awards 2005
— Best Supporting Actor
Saturn Awards 2005
— Best Supporting Actress
Saturn Awards 2005
— Best Screenplay
MTV Movie & TV Awards 2005
— Best Fight
Saturn Awards 2005
— Best Supporting Actor
Saturn Awards 2005
— Best Supporting Actress
Golden Globe 2005
— Best Actress (Drama)
Golden Globe 2005
— Best Supporting Actor
Saturn Awards 2005
— Best Action, Adventure or Thriller
Saturn Awards 2005
— Best Director
Saturn Awards 2005
— Best Actress
MTV Movie & TV Awards 2005
— Best Picture
Key opinion
Kill Bill: Vol. 2 is widely regarded as a masterful, dialogue-driven counterpart to its action-heavy predecessor, shifting the focus from kinetic violence to character development and thematic depth. While some critics find the pacing uneven or the split release unnecessary, most audiences appreciate its shift toward a Western-inspired aesthetic and its emotionally resonant conclusion.
| Screenplay | The film succeeds as a character study, using extended, philosophically-charged dialogue to provide depth to the Bride and Bill that was absent in the first volume. | |
| Acting | Uma Thurman delivers a standout, career-defining performance that balances lethal physicality with vulnerable emotional range. | |
| Direction | The aesthetic transition from the martial arts focus of Vol. 1 to the spaghetti Western-inspired style of Vol. 2 marks a deliberate and effective stylistic evolution. | |
| Pacing | The film's pacing divides opinions; supporters enjoy the deliberate, tension-filled buildup, while others feel the runtime is excessive and the narrative momentum drags. | |
| Runtime | Critics disagree on the necessity of the split, with some praising it as an artistic decision that allows the film to breathe, while others argue it hinders the impact of the story as a unified whole. |