Machete Kills

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Machete Kills

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Released Oct 11, 2013

1h 47m

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When the president (Carlos Estevez) of the United States has a mission that would be impossible for just any mortal man, the person he needs is Machete (Danny Trejo), a knife-wielding ex-Federale agent. Machete's mission is to take down Voz (Mel Gibson), a madman revolutionary and an eccentric billionaire arms dealer who has come up with a plot to start a nuclear war. Facing death at every turn from assassins, Machete pulls out all of his skills to get the job done.

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Critics Consensus

While possessed with the same schlocky lunacy as its far superior predecessor, Machete Kills loses the first installment's spark in a less deftly assembled sequel.

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Brent McKnight

Seattle Times

"Machete Kills" takes on the madman taking over the world sub genre favored by middle-era James Bond films, mixes that with an excess of "Star Wars" jokes, and concocts a bland caricature.

Rated: C-

Jul 8, 2020

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David Hiltbrand

Philadelphia Inquirer

Machete Kills is a film in which style sardonically routs substance, a cloying gag built around the iconic quality of Trejo's matchlessly craggy face, which resembles a plate of sundried corned beef.

Rated: 1.5/4

Oct 15, 2013

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Mark Kermode

Observer (UK)

This ignores the first rule of proper B-movie exploitation cinema - that anything over 89 minutes is just excess baggage, of which Machete Kills has plenty. Still, at least it's authentic in one respect - the trailer is better than the film.

Rated: 2/5

Oct 14, 2013

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Sarah Vincent

Sarah G Vincent Views

Vergara, whom most viewers are accustomed to seeing as the loveable, hot matriarch in “Modern Family,” steals the movie as the homicidal, man-hating, rage-filled whorehouse madam. She feels like the most authentic, Rodriguez character in the film

Jun 12, 2024

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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

The director’s cinematic in-joke has run its course and has now entered overkill mode.

Rated: 1.5/4

Aug 22, 2022

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Kip Mooney

College Movie Review

Even in its bloated state, it's still an entertaining grindhouse flick.

Rated: B-

Sep 17, 2021

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Nick E

A step down from the original.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

07/03/25

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riad p

the movie is so amusing for me it's serious and that's what i love about it cause it's different and honestly i watched only to see Lady Gaga and Sofia Vergara in the same screen

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

11/24/24

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Ali B

Not as bad as these ratings make it out to be

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

10/06/24

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alan g

The first one was terrible why did anyone with half a brain think this leftover would be better. Has beens and neverwas actors. Violence for no reason.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

12/11/24

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Petros T

There's a couple of moronically over the top moments that are bound to elicit a chuckle, Charlie Sheen is quite the choice for the role of the President of the United States of America, and Cuba Gooding Jr. seems to be enjoying himself quite a bit (but unfortunately has a very small part). Other than that, this sequel offers up more of what was wrong the first time round (cringy, haphazard writing, confused morals and an aura of ill-advised confidence) and ends up even more lacklustre and basic.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

08/12/24

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Yash B

The first "Machete" was very silly but also pretty fun to watch. I feel like "Machete Kills" doubles down on the silliness but loses the fun. The movie has some enjoyable action at times but a lot of it just felt too wacky and boring to me. I really think the movie would have worked better as a standalone after watching this follow-up. The movie just became a real cartoon but the story is just not that good. Overall, it is a movie that features a truly massive and impressive cast, but still isn't able to deliver much worth the time, even for fans of the first movie.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

02/09/24

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Synopsis

When the president (Carlos Estevez) of the United States has a mission that would be impossible for just any mortal man, the person he needs is Machete (Danny Trejo), a knife-wielding ex-Federale agent. Machete's mission is to take down Voz (Mel Gibson), a madman revolutionary and an eccentric billionaire arms dealer who has come up with a plot to start a nuclear war. Facing death at every turn from assassins, Machete pulls out all of his skills to get the job done.

Director: Robert Rodriguez
Producer: Robert Rodriguez, Rick Schwartz, Sergei Bespalov, Alexander Rodnyansky, Aaron Kaufman, Iliana Nikolic
Screenwriter: Kyle Ward
Distributor: Open Road
Production Co: Quick Draw
Rating: R (Some Sexual Content|Language|Strong Bloody Violence)
Genre: Action
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Oct 11, 2013, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Dec 9, 2015
Box Office (Gross USA): $7.9M
Runtime: 1h 47m
Sound Mix: Datasat, Dolby Digital

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