There is nuthin like this! (Possible Spoilers)

Rating: Null/10 (12 July 2004)

From Dusk till Dawn - one part tense road movie thriller, one part b grade spatter feast - is truly an original film. It tells the story of a couple of brothers who are on the run from the law. They head for the Mexican border to rendezvous with some gangsters at a sleazy strip bar. Along the way - they pick up a family and hold them hostage. This movie is just brilliant fun. The first half - is a tense thriller (very much Tarantino) - it explores the tense and often uneasy relationships between the two brothers and their hostages. Once they hit the bar (towards the middle of the film) - Rodriguez (the Director) and Tarantino release the pressure - by letting the group and the viewer take down their guard - in a alcohol and sex fuelled fiesta - Mexican style. Of course - the film takes a giant twist into a all out blood fest with vampires..... what did you expect!?! This movie is just tops - with great, stylish directing and writing from the Rodriguez / Tarantino team - and great performances by the hard, sexy and super cool George Clooney and Harvey Keitel (as the preacher who gave up god). There are great side characters including the doorman Cheech Martin and the awesome Sex Machine (I only wish Sex Machine was in the film for longer!). The blood fest with the vampires is totally over the top - it would have been better if they had added some of the deleted scenes (as shown on the special edition DVD/laser disc) - they have to be seen to be believed. There is nuthin like this!.... so watch it now!