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Machete

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After nearly being killed during a violent fight with a powerful drug lord, a former Mexican Federale known as Machete (Danny Trejo) roams Texas streets as a vigilante and sometime day-laborer. Hired to perform a covert hit, he is double-crossed and forced to go on the run. Machete may be down, but not out, and he carves a path of blood, bullets and broken hearts in his quest to settle the score.
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Machete is messy, violent, shallow, and tasteless -- and that's precisely the point of one of the summer's most cartoonishly enjoyable films.

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J. R. Jones Chicago Reader Rodriguez retreats into gruesome violence and flaccid comedy, grasping feebly for topical relevance... Aug 10, 2022 Full Review Simon Braund Empire Magazine The film has some outrageously enjoyable set-pieces, but overall, the convoluted plot and Rodriguez' agenda spoil the fun. Rated: 3/5 Nov 29, 2010 Full Review Philip French Guardian [A] tongue-in-cheek, knife-in-guts action thriller... Nov 29, 2010 Full Review Sarah Vincent Sarah G Vincent Views Rodriguez’s delightful denouement reclaims various Mexican stereotypes and combines them with recognizable humble professions for immigrants into a triumphant call to arms and a catharsis of violence against the people who hate them. Jun 12, 2024 Full Review Sean Axmaker Stream on Demand It’s as a slipshod as any [Robert] Rodriguez film, directed with more energy and momentum than care or clarity, just like a real exploitation film shot on the run. Sep 8, 2023 Full Review Brian Eggert Deep Focus Review There’re plenty of splattery stabbings, decapitations, explosions, and eye-poppings to keep the audience entertained... Yet it becomes repetitious and drags. Rated: 2.5/4 Aug 9, 2023 Full Review Read all reviews

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Daniel C. M A great homage to the 70s exploitation movies; you will never truly understand/get this movie unless you are someone like me and fully understand THOSE movies and the context behind them. Awesome effects that masterfully mix CG and pratical; plot, action, sex and gore. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 10/13/24 Full Review Michael W This action movie was really good. Danny Trejo, Steven Seagal, Jessica Alba, Robert De Niro, Michelle Rodriguez, Jeff Fahey, Don Johnson, Cheech Marin, Lindsay Lohan, and the rest of the cast did an excellent job in this movie. The plot of the movie was intense, thrilling, and awesome. It's about helping people get better lives and taking down the people that want to destroy it. If you haven't seen this movie yet, check it out sometime. It's a definite must see. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 08/14/24 Full Review Michael M Fun, entertaining, strong supporting cast, and parodies B-movies very well, and it really represents what's going on with our country, especially Texas, today. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 03/18/24 Full Review Blu B It's self aware, totally mindless fun, and entertaining. If it just would've cut back on a few things like too many characters and the plot gets a bit too complex this could've been good but man it's so close. The music is solid and is awesome a lot of times but other times it just gets generic and disappears also here and there. Everything else is half decent. Whenever this isn't violent or isn't focused on Machete is when it gets a bit boring and the acting sometimes takes a step down and is forgettable. It really jumps around a lot and gets a bit too hard too follow in detail. Scenes with Rodriguez, Johnson, and Fahey defintely could've been trimmed down as they don't add much. It should've just focused on Alba (probably the best character in this), Danny, DeNiro, and Seagal. The action especially the ending is just laugh out loud mindless fun and very creative and is the best par. Super over the top gore heavy in a comedic way and lots of practical effects with some shotty CGI for good measure. This very much maintains the Grindhouse exploitation tone origins the entire way as well. If your a big fan of the director, any actors in this, exploitiation, or love Grindhouse give this a try. It's dumb fun that just needed to cut back on the excess at certain points. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/22/24 Full Review Yash B "Machete" is completely nonsensical and silly, but it is completely self-aware. I think this type of movie is just a solid pick if you want something full of violence and fast-paced entertainment. The movie has a slick style that makes it fun and I really think you will know if you're on the movie's wavelength in less than ten minutes. I do think the movie is a bit uneven in pacing in that it has action scenes scattered around and comes to a halt once they stop. I also felt with its revenge plot I expected a much more insane finale. Nonetheless, it is still a decent movie and has a lot of fun elements I genuinely had a good time watching it. Overall, it is a movie that knows it is not some artsy award winner, and it is refreshing to watch something like this every now and then and just have a goofy fun time. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/04/24 Full Review ana luisa u Es divertida y entretenida buen desarrollo de personajes un villano mediocre y es muy exagerada la película pero meh es buena y decente es 7 de 10 Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 10/01/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis After nearly being killed during a violent fight with a powerful drug lord, a former Mexican Federale known as Machete (Danny Trejo) roams Texas streets as a vigilante and sometime day-laborer. Hired to perform a covert hit, he is double-crossed and forced to go on the run. Machete may be down, but not out, and he carves a path of blood, bullets and broken hearts in his quest to settle the score.
Director
Robert Rodriguez, Ethan Maniquis
Producer
Robert Rodriguez, Elizabeth Avellan, Rick Schwartz
Screenwriter
Robert Rodriguez, Álvaro Rodríguez
Distributor
20th Century Fox
Production Co
Troublemaker Studios
Rating
R (Nudity|Language|Some Sexual Content|Strong Bloody Violence)
Genre
Action
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Sep 3, 2010, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Nov 25, 2015
Box Office (Gross USA)
$26.6M
Runtime
1h 44m
Sound Mix
Dolby Digital, DTS
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