Two movies for the price of one

Rating: 8/10 (3 February 2001)

What a ride! Only such a teaming of minds as Quentin Tarantino and Robert Rodriguez could possibly bring us a film like From Dusk Till Dawn. Half Tarantino crime caper, half Rodriguez action thriller, what made this movie so enjoyable to me was that it didn't take itself too seriously. Bravo to Harvey Keitel for his great, against-type portrayal of Jacob Fuller (can that guy ever give a bad performance?), and also to George Clooney, who did a great job as Seth. I'd say that the hardest thing for me to swallow about the plot was not the vampires, but the idea of Tarantino and Clooney as brothers (how, exactly, did that happen?). Still, I really enjoyed this movie, and anyone else with a strong stomach, a vivid imagination, and a sense of humor likely would as well.