Quick Reviews!!

Rating: 9/10 (1 December 2004)

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When you take two of the most witty and talented directors of the decade and let them play with vampires, gangsters and cowboys, the outcome is always going to be interesting at the very least. FDTD manges to be more though, delivering more of what made each director popular in the first place- great dialogue and originality. A movie with a dedicated group of hardcore fans, though i'm sure the same can be said for any movie, it blends genres seamlessly, almost like Audition, fooling the viewer into expecting another run of the mill gangster film. The film features many good ideas, not all of which come off, and is so far the closest Tarantino has come to making his version of Rio Bravo. Great ideas, good script, good acting and direction, and some nice effects, again questioning the necessity for over-abundant CGI. It perhaps could have been a little longer, especially the Titty Twister section, with further development between the surviving characters, but maybe that would have changed the style and tone of the movie. For blood and banter, movies don't come much better than this. 8 out of 10