You got to admire how Rodriguez balances elements of action, comedy, horror, thriller, road movie and Western in the same film!
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09/10/02
From Dusk Till Dawn (1996)
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Reviews Counted:44
Fresh:28
Rotten:16
Average Rating:6/10
Consensus: A pulpy crime drama/vampire film hybrid, From Dusk Till Dawn is an uneven but often deliriously enjoyable B-movie.
Runtime: 1 hr 48 mins
Genre: Horror/Suspense
Synopsis: The reptilian Gecko brothers, Richard and Seth, are headed south of the border after a gruesome killing spree. Along the way, they kidnap jaded preacher Jacob Fuller and his two teenage kids. When... [More]
Starring: George Clooney, Quentin Tarantino, Harvey Keitel, Juliette Lewis
Director: Robert Rodriguez
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Reviews for From Dusk Till Dawn
The picture shows what happens when a writer (Tarantino) and a director (Rodriguez) come together and reinforce each other's worst tendencies and misconceptions.
06/18/02
Top CriticA drop-dead-erotic scene a seduction dance by the bar's featured performer, Santanico Pandemonium ... is one of the two reasons to see this movie.
06/05/02
For those with a twisted sense of humor, it is entertaining.
04/17/02
No review available.
01/27/02
The characters were as empty as the story.
07/25/01
This movie is just too much fun not to like.
02/27/01
An interesting hybrid film from two of this decade's most intriguing filmmakers.
02/13/01
From Dusk Till Dawn is an hilarious piece of genre filmmaking.
02/13/01
I don't mean to dismiss his films, which I enjoy, or cast aspersions on his character, but I've got to admit -- when Tarantino plays his own sordid parts, he gives me the creeps.
01/01/00
The film is so flamboyantly gory and disgusting, so vulgar and in-your-face obnoxious, with so many offensive subplots and wacked-out elements that you may give up long before you need to reach for your second headache tablet.
01/01/00
The way-over-the-top campiness is so completely ridiculous, it's impossible to take anything in the film seriously. And trust me, that's not a bad thing.
01/01/00
It's clever, brash and -- if you're into it -- entertaining movie-making that has it all ways, allowing you a stylishly cynical noninvestment, alongside an old-fashioned attachment to the regular guy.
01/01/00
The movie, which treats you with contempt for even watching it, is a monument to its own lack of imagination.
01/01/00
Top CriticIt's great fun, but certainly not great art.
01/01/00
Top CriticThe sickest, most perverted movie within memory. Guiltily, I liked it. But what the hell is it?
01/01/00
What we have here in From Dusk Till Dawn is Pulp Fiction with teeth.
01/01/00
Fans of the genre will like it, especially in the no-holds barred second half. Others are advised to avoid this one.
01/01/00
This is horror with a wink and a nod to drive-in theatres and sweaty back seats. This is how it's done.
01/01/00
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