After kidnapping a father and his two kids, the Gecko brothers head south to a seedy Mexican bar to hide out in safety, unaware of its notorious vampire clientele.
Imagine two movies plucked from opposite sides of the video store.
– Owen Gleiberman,
Entertainment Weekly,
18 Nov 2008
fresh:
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.
– Todd McCarthy,
Variety,
18 Nov 2008
fresh:
On a mindless exploitation level this is pretty good, but on other levels it seems to make promises that it fails to deliver on.
– Jonathan Rosenbaum,
Chicago Reader,
18 Nov 2008
rotten:
A tired, humorless pastiche of various exploitation genres that is not the least bit imaginative in its campy deconstruction of conventions.
– Hal Hinson,
Washington Post,
18 Nov 2008
rotten:
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.