Energetic low-budget vampire nonsense from Robert Rodriguez and Quentin Tarantino.
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11/18/08
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
Reviews for From Dusk Till Dawn
Top CriticRodriguez has a lot of fun dreaming up cool ways to kill people (he's making this his life's work), but he also gets something resembling a performance from Tarantino and transforms Clooney into a full-fledged movie star.
01/26/06
Top CriticIt is a shame to see so much good talent giving such low-yield results.
04/17/09
If you're going to like it, you already know it.
11/18/08
Top CriticImagine two movies plucked from opposite sides of the video store.
11/18/08
A deliriously trashy, exuberantly vulgar, lavishly appointed exploitation picture, this weird combo of road-kill movie and martial-arts vampire gorefest is made to order for the stimulation of teenage boys.
11/18/08
Top CriticOn a mindless exploitation level this is pretty good, but on other levels it seems to make promises that it fails to deliver on.
11/18/08
A tired, humorless pastiche of various exploitation genres that is not the least bit imaginative in its campy deconstruction of conventions.
11/18/08
Nihilistic and initally unpleasant ... Once the vampires appear (unfortunately about 60 minutes too late), the movie becomes uproarious entertaiment with the most intense humans vs. vampires showdown since 1985's Fright Night.
04/07/07
Like a Cheesecake Blizzard: It's a pulpy mess loaded with empty calories, but it's so divine that once you start, you can't help but shovel it into your mouth until the last drop, brain freeze and diet be damned.
07/28/06
These guys were going for a B-movie feel, lots of blood, lots of guts, lots of tits and ass, and lots of fun, and for the most part, they achieved their goals.
06/02/06
This is a B-movie, albeit a largish budget B-movie, but with an undeniable B-movie spirit.
05/26/06
Mr. Rodriguez demonstrates his talents more clearly than ever -- he's visually inventive, quick-witted and a fabulous editor -- while still hampering himself with sophomoric material.
05/20/03
Top CriticAsk yourself "am I the kind of person who finds topless vampire strippers a source of constant amusement?" Only those who answer an enthusiastic "YES!" need apply.
04/14/03
No review available.
03/27/03
I can think of worse things to sit through than an orgy of bullets, exploding corpses, and stripper vampires.
03/19/03
No review available.
01/30/03
This film is 'exploitation' in more than one sense of the word.
01/20/03
No review available.
01/17/03
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