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Just two movies in one single clip.

Starting with the usually bloodthirsty Tarantino, a well done crime story, a tad over the top what cruelty is concerned, but everything fits.

The second half, suddenly everything is completely different. After the famous dance of Selma Hayek everything turns into a badly and poorly done vampire story. Instead of the heroines cashing in on the loot of their crime, with the help of the hostages taken, everyone just has to fight vampires, because that's what the den where the perpetrators intend to find receivers for their stolen goods turn out to be. Suddenly the truckers' den is nothing but a vampire hell.

You know, with all the sort of crappy stuff, like garlic, crosses and wooden sticks through hearts and so forth.

Do yourself a favour, watch the fantastic dance of Selma Hayek elsewhere, and use your time for other things. Won't be difficult. Can't get worse than here.

And a pretty looong and badly done fight against vampires, that is.

... and I've been in love with Catherine for decades. Who the heck made here sign for this piece of nothing?

A no-story, a mediocre music, some good acting. But in a nonsensical clip like that even that won't help.

Were I an actor, I'd sue them for wilfully damaging my reputation.

My 3 go plainly for a partially well-done scenery.

With some moving beds, however, I thought it was a pale copy of The Exorcist. And everything just dark, the music with little variation, 'scary' sound effects.

I would suggest to start all over again. The general idea, the first 10 minutes or so, were promising. The scary part of the house keeper telling everyone that she's surely be leaving throughout the night. Cut. The rest spiralled down; ready for the waste paper basket.

Ida Lupino can't be overestimated. She's plain great. Especially with Jean Gabin, who usually steals everyone else's show. Here he's barely able to do so. A in principle worthwhile story, but plotted on a weak and strange storyboard full of holes. Unfortunately, otherwise it might not have been a movie almost forgotten nowadays.

Who had the silly idea of giving Jean Gabin fake curly hair? Just to make him look younger?

Despite all, a movie that surpasses most stuff done nowadays. Almost no effects, plain acting and a (often strange) basic scenery keep the audience fascinated.

I do like the other characters around the heroines, also as contrast. The 'philosopher' played by Claude Rains, the 'doctor' with his bored female companions aboard, the various low-class people in their drinking joints, and the generic helpfulness of the majority around the two heroines.

The two directors might have 'helped' with the visible disparities popping up during the film.

One way or another, this is a must-see, if alone for the two main actors.