Keitel brings his usual level of excellence to Jacob, the faithless Minister whos traveling to Mexico to escape the painful memory of his wifes death. Its not a nice role to play, but Tarantino has a creepy air of misunderstood brilliance about him in reality that works well channelled into a character like this. Where Seth is instantly likeable despite his aggressive personality, Richie is a nauseating sex offender with a taste for rape and murder. Tarantino himself backs Clooney up as Seths younger brother Richie. He flies off the screen as Seth Gecko, clearly lapping up the opportunity to flex his acting muscles and his roguish take on this dark antihero is undoubtedly a factor in his rise to super-stardom (as well as many an unmentioned damp patch in the audience). This is one of Clooneys earliest Hollywood leading man roles and as you well know hes since become something of a fixture for better or worse. They must survive the undead assault as the film indicates, from dusk untill dawn. It acts as a sort of purgatory for the ensemble cast, most of whom in their own ways have had dealings with sin. The Titty Twister is more than just a bar its also a haven for Vampires who feed on the drifting Bikers and Truckers that frequent the place. However, the shorter but more carnage driven second and third acts bring Rodriguez into full frame and become more about the fast paced, gore splattered action than thoughtful character development. ![]() The dialogue scenes are long and satisfying, with exchanges that crackle with a constant energy, exhibiting a prodigious talent for character driven story that has since elevated him to the level of cult icon. This drawn out first act reeks of Tarantino. They finally arrive at the Titty Twister a dive strip joint in the middle of the Mexican wilderness at which the Gecko brothers have arranged to meet their contact and ticket into the fabled criminal promised land of El Ray. Realising that subversion is their best tactic for surviving the border police, they kidnap a family the Minister Jacob ( Harvey Keitel) his young daughter Kate ( Juliette Lewis) and his adopted son Scott ( Ernest Liu) using their family R.V to smuggle themselves out of America. ![]() It begins as a Natural Born Killers-esque road movie from the perspectives of two brothers, Seth and Richie Gecko ( George Clooney and Quentin Tarantino), as they flee to Mexico to escape punishment for a string of murders. Sure hes made some shaky career choices since, but From Dusk Till Dawn remains an early flash of cinematic aptitude in a flourishing directorial career. Some believe him to be a master at toeing the line between style and substance, while others tote him as a shameless hack a poor mans Tarantino. Theres something oddly giddy about From Dusk Till Dawn from the outset, probably attributed to the amalgam of styles from the pairing of genre messiah Quentin Tarantino (who penned the picture, and stars in a supporting capacity) and Marmite-like director Robert Rodriguez lets be honest, you either love him or you hate him.
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