From Dusk Till Dawn
Dimension Films | Release Date: January 19, 1996 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
48
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 15 Critic Reviews
Positive:
6
Mixed:
6
Negative:
3
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Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
89
Austin ChronicleMarc Savlov
This is horror with a wink and a nod to drive-in theatres and sweaty back seats. This is how it's done. Read full review
80
VarietyTodd McCarthy
A deliriously trashy, exuberantly vulgar, lavishly appointed exploitation picture, this weird combo of road-kill movie and martial-arts vampire gorefest is made to order for the stimulation of teenage boys. Read full review
75
ReelViewsJames Berardinelli
It's great fun, but certainly not great art. Read full review
75
Entertainment WeeklyOwen Gleiberman
Imagine two movies...The first is a moody thriller about two brothers who pull off a bank job, take a family hostage, and head for Mexico. The second is a garish horror freak-out. The deranged hook of From Dusk Till Dawn is that it starts out as the first movie and turns, on a dime, into the second. Read full review
70
The New York TimesJanet Maslin
Mr. Rodriguez demonstrates his talents more clearly than ever -- he's visually inventive, quick-witted and a fabulous editor -- while still hampering himself with sophomoric material. Read full review
70
The New YorkerTerrence Rafferty
The movie's horror-comics second half is cheesy, derivative, and ultimately a little wearying. But it's also unpretentious and insanely cheerful. Read full review
60
NewsweekJeff Giles
Robert Rodriguez's second effort is a funny, craftily written piece of low-grade horror crapola. Read full review
60
Chicago ReaderJonathan Rosenbaum
On a mindless exploitation level this is pretty good, but on other levels it seems to make promises that it fails to deliver on; none of the deaths carries any moral weight, and the climactic special-effects free-for-all tends to drown out all other interests. Read full review
60
TV Guide MagazineStaff (Not credited)
Rodriguez's film is a high-octane fun-house ride with only one speed: sick-making. Read full review
50
San Francisco ExaminerWalter Addiego
Spiritually it's a John Woo-George Romero-Jim Thompson picture, outrageously bloody and weird. Read full review
50
Christian Science MonitorDavid Sterritt
Plenty of surprises, almost all of them nasty. Read full review
40
The Hollywood ReporterDavid Hunter
George Clooney is the best reason to submit yourself to From Dusk Till Dawn, an exceedingly grotesque thriller-horror-comedy that fails to live up to the promise of its opening reels. Read full review
10
Washington PostDesson Thomson
It's a triumph of vile over content; mindless nihilism posing as hipness. Read full review
10
Washington PostHal Hinson
A plodding, aggressive film that is neither engaging, disturbing nor funny. Read full review
0
San Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalle
Quentin Tarantino and Robert Rodriguez had their fun with From Dusk Till Dawn, and now they need to stay away from each other. For their own good. Forever. Read full review
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