A disappointing, indecisive mind-numb film

Rating: Null/10 (28 April 2003)

This movie is about two bankrobbers and their three hostages who stop at a bar in Mexico. Once there all kinds of boring "i-saw that-a-mile-away" type things happen, as they fight against the dark forces who own and patronize the bar. For the first half this movie is a crime drama about the relationship between two brother bank robbers. Then, halfway through, it becomes a campy, shoot-em-up, blood and guts gore fest that totally forgets the first portion of the movie. This movie is to quirky to be horror, not funny enough to be dark comedy, and too strange to be anything else. If it is simply a man-vs-monster movie, then why the beginning bits with Richie and the first hostage, or the entire opening convenience store sequence? Why the incredibly lame (belongs in Wild Wild West) gun of Sex Machine? There are many scenes and developments that don't really fit in the movie.
There were a couple of fun scenes in the movie, during the fights etc, but even those were not truly enjoyable as they really shortchange the vampire legacy. Since when do vampires explode when shot, or melt when stabbed? This movie is more akin to Buffy (without the wit or charisma of that show) then to anything remotely resembling the Count Dracula type vampires. George Clooney is good, along with Keitzel (sp?) but you know a movie is lame when the best thing about it is Seth Gecko's tattoo.
A watchable movie, but only good if you are in an inebriated state.