The second half works to heal the wounds of the first - in a word, closure.īecause I'd like to discuss the details of the plot in great detail below, up here I'll just say, go see it. I retract my earlier assertion that splitting the story into two films was necessary. The easiest way to describe the second half of Kill Bill is to say that it follows this same structure in reverse: While the first film is anchored by action sequences, the second is driven by character and dialogue. The second half throws all plot out the window and becomes a vampire splatterfest. The first half is a suspenseful thriller involving bank robbers and a kidnapped family, very much in the vein of Reservoir Dogs and Pulp Fiction. Many people despise this film due to its unconventional narrative structure. Tarantino acts in the film (and heaps praise on it on its DVD commentary track) so one can assume it came out the way he wanted. Slight digression: One of Tarantino's earliest scripts, From Dusk Till Dawn was filmed by his good friend Robert Rodriguez. So if the beginning isn't still fresh in your head, you may want to check it out again, (The DVD was released in the same week - Isn't that convenient?) because this shouldn't be treated like a typical sequel. I wondered if this one would then be labeled the 5th (or perhaps the 4 1/2th?) but the numbering issue is justly avoided: This is the same film we started watching six months ago. The opening credits of Kill Bill: Volume 1 proudly proclaimed it "The 4th film by Quentin Tarantino".
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