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You have to understand that this movie is a combination of two totally different stories and they are very different in quality.

First story is about the brothers (Clooney and Tarantino) and their crimes. They take a family hostage and head for Mexico. This part is nice&good, I was interested to see more, but the plot suddenly turned to some cheesy&corny vampire story. This second story has no style and is totally awful. But Clooney does his best to save this part and I must say thank you to him, because otherwise there would be totally no purpose to watch this movie till the end (even Selma's striping is not sexy... She was doing that much better in Dogma).

So, the summary: first part was good and I would be glad to find out the ending of it without stupid vampires (I give 7 out of 10) and the second part about the vampires is awful (I give 2 out of 10, not 1 because of Clooney acting).

My advise: turn of TV when it comes to the bar in Mexico.

I went to this movie only because I am crazy about France, it's kings and queens. I adore baroque costumes and decorations. But this film was a great disappointment. Dialogues were not funny and lively. Costumes were miserable. Acting was awful. The plot was silly. The action was totally not convincing. Fanfan (the main character) was too arrogant and energetic. Solders and officers were too stupid. The king was too generous. I wanted to leave the cinema long before the end. I try very hard, but I can't remember anything good about this movie. Sorry...

I liked this movie because it's very entertaining with some jokes and funny scenes. No hard thoughts, no real dramas, no big tears, no bad emotions. It's perfect if you want to spend some time without thinking and feel good after that. The main plot idea is promising and launching some fantasies - what if...?, but plot development and some twists are quite silly. Perfect for kids and not-nihilistic teens.

9 for entertainment; 4 for silly plot