a fun, great movie

Rating: Null/10 (10 August 2004)

-may be a spoiler-
From Dusk Till Dawn is a movie that audiences are afraid to call great. But it is. It is perfect for what it is, which is a bloody, exaggerated mess of gore and good style. Robert Rodriguez could join a list that includes such directors as Michael Mann or Guy Ritchie. Directors that have revolutionized what is cool or what the audience wants out of its antagonist. Because these directors are so good at what they do, they make good films. From Dusk Till Dawn is a great film. It can be watched repeatedly, and each time the viewer will want to be more and more like George Clooney. When watching this movie, do not be afraid to say that it's wonderful. I am sure there are a lot of movie-goers that will only call epic films such as Apocalypse Now or Citizen Kane great films, and are afraid to include From Dusk Till Dawn on that list because they feel like the overall structure and design of the film evokes something different than those epics, or that the film itself is underdeveloped. But the fact is, these people are missing the point. There is one theme in this movie just like there is in, say, Born on the Fourth of July. It wanders into a certain territory that Born on the Fourth of July does not, and vice versa. And, the result is, a film just as good.