Two best friends come together to make a fun, eccentric modern B-movie that i thoroughly enjoyed!

Rating: 6/10 (29 March 2008)

Robert Rodriguez and Quentin Tarantino met at the Cannes film festival (when Tarantino won best picture for pulp fiction) and they got talking and found out they had similar film interest. Rodriguez said to Tarantino that he would love to make a horror film in Mexico and alas Tarantino had already written the script and offered Rodriguez to direct it!. Almost a natural bond between the two that has amounted to the production of this bloody, fun and quixotic b-movie that is 'From Dusk till Dawn' Its a film of two parts, one part is the saga of the criminal gecko brothers (Tarantino and clooney) trying to get into Mexico and away from the American law where they can pursue a happy life. In order to do this, they abduct an innocent family who are grieving the death of their mother/wife who recently died tragically. They're fragile and weak so being abducted by two psycho criminals isn't the ideal treatment for them!. It also becomes apparent that Richard Gecko (Tarantino) has an ardent sexual desire for the young girl of the family. Tarantino plays a sick deranged and mentally disturbed character that seems to be a sexual offender. While Seth Gecko (clooney) seems to be more calculated and clever than Richard, he is still criminal trash that only cares about himself and his brother. The Geckos hide the families bathroom in their caravan and force them to go through the Mexican/American border. This first part is a sample of some typical quick, crisp and stimulating script work from Tarantino that is a true joy to watch.
Now onto the second part, after arriving into Mexico, they are told to meet a friend at a sick bar called the 'titty twister'. The bar turns out to be a grisly place where vampires feed on the visiting truckers. Upon arrival, we are served with an orgy of gore, vampires and true outrageous b-movie horror!.
As for the performances of the cast, Clooney's performance was top notch and he captured his character perfectly. As for Tarantino, he was nominated for a razzie for it!. While it wasn't the greatest acting I've ever seen, it was fine! and you have to remember that hes a director not an actor!. Keital was great as always. Juliette Lewis (who was earlier in Tarantino's natural born killers) plays a very different character to the deranged one she played in NBK, shes an innocent girl that has unfairly suffered the loss of her whole family.
Some people prefer the first part to the second part and vice-versa. But personally, i enjoyed the whole film and although it wasn't a masterpiece or anywhere near as good as Tarantino's other work, I give it a 6 simply because of how much i enjoyed it.
This is sheer entertainment but be aware, you may not get the b-movie style and hate it! But still its worth a watch! 6/10