Waste of talent

Rating: 2/10 (26 October 2001)

From Dusk Till Dawn is a good example of Quentin Tarantino's unfathomable desire to participate in fun but pointless endeavors rather than utilizing his talents to make more masterpieces like Reservoir Dogs and Pulp Fiction. FD2D is essentially half a crime movie followed by a filmmaker's thesis on horror film special effects. While visually interesting, the second segment of the film, for which it won its devoted fans, is pretty unintriguing, as it poses us with a battle of horribly disfigured biker ghouls against a troop of characters so unengaging that you're not really sure who to root for. The great irony of FD2D is that it wastes the undeniable talents of Harvey Keitel, while Tarantino, not previously known as a good actor, actually puts in the most entertaining job of anyone. In any case, From Dusk Till Dawn is a bad film, as are all of Rodriguez' films (yes, including El Mariachi), and I urge you to avoid it.