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From Dusk Till Dawn

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From Dusk Till Dawn reviews
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7.7 User Score:

Mixed or average reviews

Based on 14 critic reviews
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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)

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...

89

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.

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80

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.

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75

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.

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75

ReelViews James Berardinelli

It's great fun, but certainly not great art.

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70

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.

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70

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.

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60

Newsweek Jeff Giles

Robert Rodriguez's second effort is a funny, craftily written piece of low-grade horror crapola.

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60

TV Guide Staff (Not credited)

Rodriguez's film is a high-octane fun-house ride with only one speed: sick-making.

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60

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.

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50

Christian Science Monitor David Sterritt

Plenty of surprises, almost all of them nasty.

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50

San Francisco Examiner Walter Addiego

Spiritually it's a John Woo-George Romero-Jim Thompson picture, outrageously bloody and weird.

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10

Washington Post Desson Thomson

It's a triumph of vile over content; mindless nihilism posing as hipness.

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10

Washington Post Hal Hinson

A plodding, aggressive film that is neither engaging, disturbing nor funny.

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0

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.

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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.

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