Kill Bill, Volume 2 - Slow and steady wins the race

I’m guessing that most people won’t have decided to watch ‘Kill Bill Volume 2’ without watching the first instalment. So, if you’ve already seen the first half, you may be expecting something similar from the final act. However, whereas the first half was a blood-soaked massacre of bodies and mayhem, this one is anything but.

I won’t say exactly how many people ‘The Bride’ kills in this one (and it’s nowhere near the seemingly infinite number of ninjas she chopped up in Part 1), but there’s a big clue in the title!

Yes, ‘Volume 2’ is a very slow film. In many ways it’s more like a Tarantino film that its predecessor. It’s very ‘talkie’ – there are tonnes of long, drawn-out scenes where characters natter to each other, seemingly going nowhere. It just is. It’s there to build character. However, if you’re not partial to that sort of scene, then you probably won’t enjoy this part.

As with the first half, there are a handful of scenes that you probably feel could have been left on the cutting room floor, but, all in all, it’s a pretty solid film. Yes, it’s not fast-paced; it’s almost deliberately slow – like the ‘ying’ to Part 1’s ‘yang.’

Fans of Tarantino will probably love it anyway, but anyone who likes broodingly slow film with clever dialogue should enjoy it, too.

9/10 almost as perfect as The Godfather