Continuing the saga somewhere in the vicinity of where Volume 1 left off, Volume 2 brings a load of plot-twisting, suspenseful, action building fun. Many questions are answered, and mysteries solved. This is a tight movie.

Uma Thurman's performance was again excellent. Intense, focused, and stirring.

Though there are a few moments of gore so extreme they almost become comedic (the audience I was in erupted into an odd combination of applause, "eeew yuck" sounds, and laughter at one key moment during the Elle Driver fight scene), this one isn't quite the bloodbath that the first was. Focused more on plot devolopments and resolutions, it forms a nice complement to the action-heavy build up in the first film.

Not to spoil anything, but the nature of the confrontation in the final chapter was so unexpected as to make me initially wonder (at least for the first couple of minutes) whether it was real, or some sort of dream sequence/alternate reality flashback. But ultimately, it worked. A fitting climax.

This is a movie that will keep your eyes, ears, and brain fully engaged nonstop from beginnig to end. Quentin Tarantino's signature style of character dialog is present in heavy doses, as is the unending stream of eclectic musical soundtrack sources.

Kickass.