SummaryRobert Rodriguez returns to his film "From Dusk Till Dawn" for this new series that looks deeper into the people who stumble upon the infamous strip club.
SummaryRobert Rodriguez returns to his film "From Dusk Till Dawn" for this new series that looks deeper into the people who stumble upon the infamous strip club.
Fans of the film will devour the TV series, and nonfans might give it a shot. Just be forewarned that it’s not “Blue Bloods.” It’s more like cold blood.
While the flashbacks deepen the characters, some elements are smack-you-in-the-head obvious. Still, the stylization of the story is impressive as is the way Rodriguez, who wrote and directed the premiere, introduces the robber characters, the more level-headed Seth Gecko (D.J. Cotrona) and his possibly crazy/possibly prescient brother, Richie (Zane Holtz).
As a 40-minute expansion on the first 10 minutes of the original film, the action can seem needlessly drawn out and played for time rather than for narrative sense. But the occasionally snappy dialogue, twisted humor and cinematic direction--which are all in Rodriguez's hallmark style--bode well for the rest of the series.
The problem is that aside from a narrow fan base, there’s scant reason to care about them, and from the performances to the relatively modest scale, the cocktail feels too diluted.