With both parts edited together, "Kill Bill" ran an overwhelming 253 minutes, packing in every action scene, action character, and action movie plot trope in one gigantic remixed orgy of 1970s movie references. The first part likely did better at the box office because it had more action scenes, including a prolonged sword fight wherein the Bride (Uma Thurman) murders dozens of people. Indeed, Stephen King, authoring a guest column for EW in 2007, actively disliked "Kill Bill," feeling that the film was "full of itself."
Author: staff@slashfilm.com (Witney Seibold)
Published at: 2026-03-17 23:00:00
Still want to read the full version? Full article
