Booze, guns, grit, muscle and Vampires

Rating: 10/10 (19 April 2009)

From Dusk 'Til dawn is a film that pulls many punches. They are such drastic left turns that you as the viewer can not see it coming. The writing and acting are so good it is hard to turn away. There is a scene at the end of the first act, an exchange between Tarantino and Clooney (who make a surprisingly good duo). Clooney as Seth is the more powerful brother and overshadows Richie in every aspect of life, and in this scene it is no different. Seth still loves his brother, even though he is a vicious psychopath. He is the only one he has, they only have each other. The shear power of this scene will resonate and when you think of this movie later on, this is the scene you will refer to. It is that good and one of the best scene committed to celluloid in the entire history of film. This is Quentin's second best script and Rodriguez's best film for it. George Clooney plays an ultra-suave bad ass and Quentin plays an aforementioned psychopath. Harvey Kietel, however,plays the foil to Clooney's Seth. Keitel plays Jacob, a priest who has lost his faith in the Lord. This comes into play when they are faced with vampires Seth is sure are from Hell and Jacob does not. Even though, in the middle, the film completely changes tone and setting, it never loses it's human dynamic. Being a gore hound myself, I can not help but love the second half. I must say Quentin and Robert are brave filmmakers. This film turns out to be incredibly gory and violent and awesome! No never mind to the "best" films ever, this is one of the greats. It is about Seth and Richie as brothers and it is also about Seth and Jacob as blood brothers. Blood brothers against the world, or in the case of the second half, the bowels of hell itself.