5 strangers spend a night in a hell

Rating: 9/10 (26 December 2009)

Everyone has always said: what an enigma, what a genius, what a master screenwriter and director is Quentin Tarantino. The popularity of Tarantino's films is undeniable, but going into From Dusk Til Dawn I had almost no expectations. The movie was a Christmas gift from my parents, mostly my dad, an avid vampire enthusiast. I kind of doubted how much I would really enjoy the movie; I had sat bored through more than a couple ultra violence killing spree movies.
That, I can say, has forever changed. It's kind of weird to even explain, because I'm still kind of weirded out as to what exactly it was about that movie that is so incredibly amazing. I can't decide if it's the sick and twisted s*** perpetrated by Richard the delusional and pedophile rapist, who drinks whiskey off the foot of (guys, girls, c'mon) Salma Hayek, or the holy water flamethrower, the groin six shooter, or the first time you see a human turn into a vampire on screen, or the pounding in your chest as the tension rises indefinitely as two children and one man face off against a bar full of hungry bloodsuckers. Seriously, this is an amazing, one of a kind film. It's unlike anything you'll see anywhere else. I can appreciate more (cough) grown-up plots or stories, but honestly, a damn good movie is a damn good movie. If you pass this up because you have preconceptions about what a movie about killing vampires is, you are sorely missing out.