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From Dusk Till Dawn

Mixed or average reviews
Based on 14 critic reviews
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Based on 10 votes
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Movie Info
Genre(s): Action | Comedy | Horror | Suspense/Thriller
Written by:
Quentin Tarantino
Robert Kurtzman (story)
Directed by: Robert Rodriguez
Release Date:
Theatrical: January 19, 1996
DVD: June 16, 1998
Running Time: 108 minutes, Color
Origin: USA
Summary
RATING: R for strong violence and gore, language and nudity
Starring Harvey Keitel, George Clooney, Quentin Tarantino, Juliette Lewis, Ernest Liu, Salma Hayek, Cheech Marin, and Danny Trejo
George Clooney and Quentin Tarantino star as the Gecko brothers -- two dangerous outlaws on a wild crime spree. After kidnapping a father (Keitel) and his two kids (Lewis), the Geckos head south to a seedy Mexican bar to hide out in safety. But when they face the bar's truly notorious clientele, they're forced to team up with their hostages in order to make it out alive. (Dimension)
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What The Critics Said
All critic scores are converted to a 100-point scale. If a critic does not indicate a score, we assign a score based on the general impression given by the text of the review. Learn more...
Austin Chronicle Marc Savlov
This is horror with a wink and a nod to drive-in theatres and sweaty back seats. This is how it's done.
Read Full Review >Variety Todd McCarthy
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.
Read Full Review >Entertainment Weekly Owen Gleiberman
Imagine two movies...The first is a moody thriller about two brothers who pull off a bank job, take a family hostage, and head for Mexico. The second is a garish horror freak-out. The deranged hook of From Dusk Till Dawn is that it starts out as the first movie and turns, on a dime, into the second.
Read Full Review >The New York Times Elvis Mitchell
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.
Read Full Review >The New Yorker Terrence Rafferty
The movie's horror-comics second half is cheesy, derivative, and ultimately a little wearying. But it's also unpretentious and insanely cheerful.
Read Full Review >Newsweek Jeff Giles
Robert Rodriguez's second effort is a funny, craftily written piece of low-grade horror crapola.
Read Full Review >TV Guide Staff (Not credited)
Rodriguez's film is a high-octane fun-house ride with only one speed: sick-making.
Read Full Review >Chicago Reader Jonathan Rosenbaum
On a mindless exploitation level this is pretty good, but on other levels it seems to make promises that it fails to deliver on; none of the deaths carries any moral weight, and the climactic special-effects free-for-all tends to drown out all other interests.
Read Full Review >Christian Science Monitor David Sterritt
Plenty of surprises, almost all of them nasty.
Read Full Review >San Francisco Examiner Walter Addiego
Spiritually it's a John Woo-George Romero-Jim Thompson picture, outrageously bloody and weird.
Read Full Review >Washington Post Desson Thomson
It's a triumph of vile over content; mindless nihilism posing as hipness.
Read Full Review >Washington Post Hal Hinson
A plodding, aggressive film that is neither engaging, disturbing nor funny.
Read Full Review >San Francisco Chronicle Mick LaSalle
Quentin Tarantino and Robert Rodriguez had their fun with From Dusk Till Dawn, and now they need to stay away from each other. For their own good. Forever.
Read Full Review >What Our Users Said
The average user rating for this movie is 7.7 (out of 10) based on 10 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.
Pat C. gave it a2:
Two halves of different movies spliced together with total disregard for continuity. The first half is entertaining in its Tarantino expect-the-unexpected content, but the second half treats it as mere disposable prologue, making the entire project disposable - apparently what the filmmakers set out to do. Mission accommplished.
Jonathan D. gave it a10:
Awesome movie with geat lines and actions. Goerge Clooney is coolest as ever. Thanks Quentin!
Andrew M. gave it a9:
Movies in general exist for one of two reasons, and sometimes both. These are: to entertain and to edify. Genre aside, some films are easy to categorize in this respect, while others walk a tighter line. From Dusk To Dawn should be clearly seen in the former, regarding both the above points. If your definition of entertainment in cinema does not include raw aspects of any kind (or Tarantino 'touches', if you like) then steer well clear of this film; the game is over before it even began. If however you like the coarse elements and consider they enhance the cinematic experience, or are just open-minded and not perturbed by them, then I highly recommend this film. FDTD is unlike any movie I have seen and I consider it near a masterpiece of filmmaking. The acting is first-rate, the overall production is flawless and the writing is...well, that can be expounded upon simply by looking at who's responsible. In the vein of The Crying Game, not much can be disclosed without spoiling the experience. All that needs to be said is that it is original, comical, farcical, and very entertaining, for which reason, solely, it was made.
