Tarantino, at least early in the picture, gives a perfect picture of criminal neuroses. Cheech Marin appears in three separate roles, and Tom Savini pops up as Sex Machine, a biker well equipped for the task (whatever it is). The cast is excellent, led by such fine actors as Clooney, Keitel, and Lewis. They're pure evil, especially Satanico Pandemonium (Salma Hayek), who in her human form is quite lovely, but as a vampire, well, she's still quite lovely, despite the makeup. These vampires are grotesque, demonic badasses who look like they would rip the throat off their own mother if given half a chance. KNB EFX Group, long associated with Tarantino, bring their own brand of gorrific verve to From Dusk Till Dawn. At the same time, however, there are many similarities between the two halves in terms of the level of violence, making one wonder if Tarantino was making some sort of point about attitudes toward horror films. However, he spins things into chaos by introducing the bloodsucking undead, significantly changing the dynamic of the whole film. It's well done, and if Tarantino had chosen to just go with this plotline, he would've had a hit on his hands anyway.
The first half of the film is a criminals-on-the-loose movie, with nary a reference to horror anywhere along the way. The synopsis doesn't quite do justice to the way Tarantino structures his script. Yes, of all the bars this cadre of misfits could've gotten drunk at, they picked the one infested with vampires. When they stop at a dive called the Titty Twister, all hell breaks loose in a very literal sense. Now, they're making a run for the Mexican border, with their hostages, an ex-preacher (Harvey Keitel) and his kids (Ernest Liu and Juliette Lewis). They've just knocked over a bank, killing a couple of cops in the process.
Seth (George Clooney) and Richie (Quentin Tarantino) Gecko are two fugitives from the law. He left the direction and editing up to one Robert Rodriguez ( Desperado), a man with a brilliant eye for fast-cut shots and unconventional direction, which mixes nicely with Tarantino's unconventional script. Quentin Tarantino makes a horror film - scary concept, no? Actually, he only wrote and co-starred in this movie.
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