is a character seemingly tied to events in the first flick, and watching her evolution is supposed to be interesting and a major plot-driver of the movie. Not to ruin any of the plot-points (that is, if you really wanted to watch this movie), but Esmeralda. Sadly, the big gaping hole in the movie is also supposed to be the big connection to the first From Dusk Till Dawn movie - Esmeralda. Leonardi gives Madrid a soulful quality that says "I'm a criminal, and yet, you'd almost think I don't want to be, despite how good I am at it." He's not a scene stealer, but his sections of the movie aren't boring, and I certainly could have watched more of him. A more quiet, dark character, Madrid is shown to be thoughtful at times, and yet driven all the same. Marco Leonardi also puts in a fine performance as Johnny Madrid. Without Parks, Hangman's Daughter would have been a largely unwatchable mess of a movie (for a largely unwatchable mess of a movie, see From Dusk Till Dawn 2: Texas Blood Money). He's fun to watch, and steals every scene he's in. He's on his way to Pancho Villa, sick of life, tired of everyone, and sarcastic as all get-out. Michael Parks makes his drunken asshole of a character, Ambrose Bierce, the most engaging character in the movie. To that end, two characters stand-out above the fodder. There's no surprise left, so it's up to the actors to make their characters interesting enough before the vampires show up that we care about watching them die afterwards. If there's a formula to these movies, "and vampires!" would easily sum it up. All of our various characters end up at the tavern, and then vampires! The heroes and villains were forced to work together to escape the evil tavern, but only so many were going to make it out alive.Īs with the first two movies, The Hangman's Daughter has us watching the adventures of criminals and low-lifes as they make their way through life, all before ending up at the evil tavern and surprising us with vampires. What they find is an old seemingly abandoned inn and tavern, which just so happens to be the future location of the Titty Twister (of course, because it wouldn't be a prequel without the Titty Twister). They're attacked by Madrid's gang and are forced to go, on foot, across the desert to look for shelter. Bierce ends up on a stagecoach with a newlywed couple (Lennie Loftin and Rebecca Gayheart) who were on their way to setup a small bible school. Watching the proceedings was Ambrose Bierce (Michael Parks), a writer disillusioned with life who looked to make a legacy for himself by joining Pancho Villa's army. Madrid narrowly escapes his death, and takes Esmeralda with him on his flight from the law. Among the crowd was Esmeralda (Ara Celi), a young woman in love with Madrid who also was the daughter of the Hangman (Temuera Morrison). Back in the days of the old Wild West, an outlaw, Johnny Madrid (Marco Leonardi) was about to be hanged (presumably for being a criminal).
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