{"id":27179,"date":"2026-01-09T20:30:36","date_gmt":"2026-01-09T12:30:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=27179"},"modified":"2026-01-09T20:30:36","modified_gmt":"2026-01-09T12:30:36","slug":"why-from-dusk-till-dawn-has-aged-poorly-as-the-vampire-movie-with-george-clooney-turns-30","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=27179","title":{"rendered":"Why From Dusk Till Dawn has aged poorly as the vampire movie with George Clooney turns 30"},"content":{"rendered":"


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This is the latest instalment in our From the Vault feature series, in which we reflect on culturally significant movies celebrating notable anniversaries.<\/em><\/p>\n

In recent months, Quentin Tarantino has been in the news for criticising actors such as Paul Dano and Matthew Lillard in a manner unbecoming of a cinephile. But there was a time he fancied himself a leading man \u2013 or at least, the leading man\u2019s creepy brother.<\/p>\n

Directed by Robert Rodriguez (Desperado<\/em>), from a script by Tarantino<\/span> \u2013 based on a treatment by special effects expert Robert Kurtzman \u2013 From Dusk Till Dawn<\/em> turns 30 this month. Although it contains all the hallmarks of a typical 1990s Tarantino crime caper, it switches gears halfway, morphing into a gory vampire flick.<\/div>\n
George Clooney<\/span>, still on his way to mega-stardom, plays bank robber Seth Gecko, on the run after a jailbreak staged by his brother, Richie (Tarantino). Even with a tattoo snaking up his neck, Clooney does not quite convince as a cold-blooded killer, but his charisma goes some way to masking the movie\u2019s flaws.<\/div>\n

Surprisingly, for those who have suffered through his cameos, Tarantino is well cast as the psychotic sex offender Richie. But compared to Clooney\u2019s effortless star wattage, he is still, to quote his assessment of Dano, \u201cweak sauce\u201d.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n


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