A Very Odd Mesh of Two Very Different Films

Rating: 5/10 (19 June 2020)

Although Clooney does give his performance his all, and the film does have its fair share of entertaining moment, sadly From Dusk Till Dawn is a large misfire on part of Tarantino and Rodriguez, as it can't seem to decide what movie or what tone the film wants to be. The film stars George Clooney in the lead role, and though many of his lines are silly, and at times tedious, he gives the performance his all, and is easily the best part about the film. As for the other actors in the film, Quentin Tarantino (who also wrote the film) stars as Richard Gecko, a character in the film seems undeniably forced and his performance feels very out of place. Juliette Lewis also returns for this film, from her previous work on Natural Born Killers but her performance and character is undeniably whinny and incredible annoying throughout, which is sad, considering her talent in past and future works in accordance to this film. The cinematography in the film can be interesting, and very B-movie like, which can make the film easy to watch for the most part. It's tone is incredibly mottled, especially since halfway through the film decides to change its whole face completely from going to a men on the run story to a survival B-movie vampire flick. Not only is this decision incredibly odd, but it feels very out of place as well, as the film just expects you to go along with its sudden change of tones like it is perfectly nature for it to be doing so. It's a very odd film, and it seems almost like Tarantino got bored halfway through the script and decided to do it something more fun. The downside is, the two plotlines don't mix very well, and the film seems to be all over the place. That being said, its special effects can be rather impressive for the time, and though some of the Vampires are quite gross to look at, it's undeniable how impressive it is to manage making them without CGI so well. In the end, From Dusk Till Dawn somehow triumphed my slight distaste for Natural Born Killers and became something incredibly unique, but also something very tonally misplaced.
My Rating: 4.75/10