I loved the first “Kill Bill” because it wasn’t about getting from A to B, it was about style and “Kill Bill Vol. 2” has everything a sequel to “Kill Bill Vol. 1” needed, except for the style. It lacks the quality that made the first film work successfully as both a genuine action film and a satire of one.

In “Kill Bill Vol. 2”, the ‘Bride’ (Uma Thurman “Batman & Robin”) is back to kill the assassins that left her and an unborn child for dead several years earlier. The first film was all action and not much story, this one is the other way around.

The Bride character is still strong and the new level of depth given to her as she is developed is definitely interesting. Unfortunately, it feels all unnecessary as I liked the fact we did not know much about her in the first one. The most exciting character here is Bill, who is played by David Carradine (“Death Race 2000”) really well. I like the cameo by Samuel L. Jackson (“Die Hard With A Vengeance”). It’s surprising that the characters in the first film are more memorable despite having less dialog than the ones here; actions speak louder than words.

“Kill Bill Vol. 2” is one of the weaker films directed by Quentin Tarantino (“Reservoir Dogs”, “Django Unchained”) and that is a shame because usually he’s a very good guy to have in charge of your movie. The problem is “Kill Bill Vol. 2” serves as means to fill in the blanks left by the first film but that sadly means the cheesy feel of the original is somewhat missing. Sure, some of the fights are pretty good, the training montage is kind of funny and the dialog is entertaining but for me this just didn’t work on the same level. Maybe if you see this one first then you’ll like it but seeing it the way I did, it’s underwhelming.