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From Dusk Till Dawn
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52 out of 100

Mixed or average reviews - based on 14 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 14
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 14
  3. Negative: 3 out of 14
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  1. Austin Chronicle
    Reviewed by: Marc Savlov
    89
    This is horror with a wink and a nod to drive-in theatres and sweaty back seats. This is how it's done.
  2. Variety
    Reviewed by: Todd McCarthy
    80
    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.
  3. ReelViews
    Reviewed by: James Berardinelli
    75
    It's great fun, but certainly not great art.
  4. Entertainment Weekly
    Reviewed by: Owen Gleiberman
    75
    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.
  5. The New York Times
    Reviewed by: Elvis Mitchell
    70
    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.
  6. The New Yorker
    Reviewed by: Terrence Rafferty
    70
    The movie's horror-comics second half is cheesy, derivative, and ultimately a little wearying. But it's also unpretentious and insanely cheerful.
  7. TV Guide
    Reviewed by: Staff (Not credited)
    60
    Rodriguez's film is a high-octane fun-house ride with only one speed: sick-making.
  8. Newsweek
    Reviewed by: Jeff Giles
    60
    Robert Rodriguez's second effort is a funny, craftily written piece of low-grade horror crapola.
  9. Chicago Reader
    Reviewed by: Jonathan Rosenbaum
    60
    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.
  10. Christian Science Monitor
    Reviewed by: David Sterritt
    50
    Plenty of surprises, almost all of them nasty.
  11. San Francisco Examiner
    Reviewed by: Walter Addiego
    50
    Spiritually it's a John Woo-George Romero-Jim Thompson picture, outrageously bloody and weird.
  12. Washington Post
    Reviewed by: Desson Thomson
    10
    It's a triumph of vile over content; mindless nihilism posing as hipness.
  13. Washington Post
    Reviewed by: Hal Hinson
    10
    A plodding, aggressive film that is neither engaging, disturbing nor funny.
  14. San Francisco Chronicle
    Reviewed by: Mick LaSalle
    0
    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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7.0 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 31 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 5
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 5
  3. Negative: 1 out of 5
  1. j30
    6
    A mildly entertaining movie that starts out like a Tarantino movie and then quickly turns into a horror b-movie.
  2. TheNewSpielberg
    5
    A fun ride that has a better first half than the second. If this movie had just left out the whole vampire story and just continued with the first half it would have been much more thrilling and possibly become an unexpected success. George Clooney gives a great job and Tarantino, Lewis and Keitel do well also. However, the only reason I wouldn't give this movie full marks is because of the fact that the vampire action reaches levels of pure mindless schlock and forgets all drama, suspense and character. In other words, a good time for horror fans and a bad time for serious moviegoers.… Full Review »
  3. PatC.
    2
    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.… Full Review »
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