Year: 1996
Directed by: Robert Rodriguez
Written by: Robert Kurtzman (story) & Quentin Tarantino (screenplay)
The infamous Gecko brothers have a foolproof plan to escape to Mexico after robbing a bank by travelling with a preacher who has lost his faith and his two children. Nothing could go wrong - until the vampires attack.
I was interested in From Dusk Till Dawn for many reasons. One of them was how I've seen the TV show based on the movie. Of course the show is vastly different than the film, The final thing that make me decide to watch this is that it includes my two favourite directors - even though Tarantino wrote the script and played the character Richie Gecko, who was my favourite in the TV show, by the way,
First thing you need to know before watching From Dusk Till Dawn is that it is a B movie. It is made that way. It's one of those movies that need to be crappy in a certain way. All the vampires look really shitty. It just makes them gross, which is all part of the fun.
While the TV show tells the audience a lot more about the whole thing and several people stay alive, the film also shares some of the strengths of the show. One of them how thrilling few scenes are, and you are not sure who to root for. To be honest, in the TV show there were more parties to root for than in the film, but still, same feeling.
The cast of this film is really weird in a way. Clooney and Tarantino playing brothers? How would that ever be believable? Well, it seems alright, because the two work really well together.
From Dusk Till Dawn is really messed up, but it is also so much fun, as Rodriguez' movies usually are. Excellent film, definitely has earned its cult status.
☆☆☆☆☆☆☆
7 / 10
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