From Dusk Till Dawn

The movie: "From Dusk Till Dawn" was released in 1996, and starred George Clooney and Quentin Tarantino. These two make quite an interesting on screen combination, and this movie made me wish that Tarantino did more acting. The movie is about the Gecko brothers, who are known criminals. They take a family that owns an RV hostage, and forces them to come with them to Mexico. They take temporary refuge in a bar which becomes over run by Vampires.

The film is really two separate but equal genres (hard boiled crime drama and B-horror comedy) scotch taped together. Definitely not everyone's cup o' cinematic joe, this movie has more energy, wit and style than most high-budget Hollywood action films. Clooney and Tarantino make a classic duo in two powerhouse and differing performances. T-man's script is crammed full of his usual over-the-top dialog (if only criminals were really this interesting) and a lot of love for the conventions of flicks from his youth.

I think it's definitely a great movie, however with about 50-ish minutes left, the style film changes entirely. It becomes another film, it goes from stylish crime thriller to random vampire action movie. It's almost as if Tarantino left the room while writing the script and somebody wrote the rest of the film for him, it loses its Tarantino charm and becomes a predictable, gore fest, vampire flick.

I still enjoyed the movie, but I can see why others don't like it. The acting is of high quality, especially from George Clooney who outdoes himself, and in parts saves the film.

This movie is great in a lot of ways. First, the script is written brilliant, it is darkly humorous. A lot of the lines had me laughing very hard. Here's my favorite:

Kate (Hostage) : Excuse me sir...where are you taking us?
Richie (Criminal) : Mexico.
Kate (Hostage) : What's in Mexico?
Richie (Criminal) : Mexicans.

The acting is good from all the cast and the special effects are pretty disgusting. We have decapitations, limbs getting torn off, throats getting ripped out and plenty of impalements. For gore hounds, this movie is gold. This movie never really gets boring. This movie is not meant to be anything groundbreaking, just entertaining, which it is.

I give it an 8 out of 10 overall, And I would definitely recommend it.