"The only way to watch today is either a little bit sleepy, a little bit hungover, a tiny bit high, or all three. It was a provocative, pseudo tongue-in-cheek movie in 1996 when it was released on January 18, and 30 years later, it feels like a surreal fever dream. In some ways, you could say is the most patient B-movie of all time, waiting for nearly an hour to actually reveal its supernatural, bloodthirsty premise."
"But the thing about From Dusk till Dawn is that, yes, spoiler alert, it eventually reveals itself to be a movie in which an unlikely group of folks battle vampires in a seedy strip club. And, the funny thing is, that specific twist is less interesting than the movie From Dusk till Dawn pretends to be at the outset. Mild spoilers ahead."
From Dusk till Dawn rewards a hazy, inattentive viewing experience and reads like a surreal fever dream decades after its 1996 release. The film patiently establishes a brutal crime story centered on the Gecko brothers, Seth and Richie, following a South Texas bank robbery. A tense liquor-store hostage sequence culminates in fire and explosion, setting an uncompromising tone. The narrative then abruptly pivots into supernatural horror as an unlikely group battles vampires in a seedy strip club. The dramatic genre shift subverts audience expectations and highlights the contrast between the crime setup and the subsequent vampire mayhem.
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