Machete
After being set-up and betrayed by the man who hired him to assassinate a Texas Senator, an ex-Federale launches a brutal rampage of revenge against his former boss.
2 July 1986, The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA
14 June 1992, Torrance, California, USA
11 November 1979, Singapore
12 August 1986, Caracas, Venezuela
12 December 1975, Galveston, Texas, USA
16 November 1968, Ventura County, California, USA
8 March 1988, Los Angeles County, California, USA
15 December 1949, Flat Creek, Missouri, USA
31 July 1970, Victoria, Texas, USA
2 March 1979, Brady, Texas, USA
14 February 1973, Arkansas, USA
September 20, 1978 in Houston, Texas, USA
5 September 1973, Florence, Tuscany, Italy
15 July 1986, Houston, Texas, USA
9 May 1989, Austin, Texas, USA
2 June 1941, Savannah, Georgia, USA
September 23, 2012
Basically what we have here is a very silly exploitation film similar to what Rodriguez did with his half of "Grindhouse."
May 23, 2012
The end result is a disastrous waste of time that is as tedious as it is misguided...
October 13, 2013
First and foremost, this is a badass action film, with not only ever-badass Trejo doing ever-badass things, but everyone in the cast gets their badass moment.
September 03, 2010
Rodriguez plans "Machete" sequels. Here's hoping the next is sharper and cuts closer to the bone.
November 09, 2013
Though it starts off well, Machete becomes boring and slow towards the end as Trejo's shtick starts to feel a bit stale. Still, you'll definitely find some entertainment here.
September 03, 2010
It's basically a one-joke exercise heading toward the inevitable big battle between vigilantes and Mexicans. There's lots of gore, flesh and fun along the way, but it gets repetitious.
September 07, 2010
The movie is ham-handed, repetitive, and rhythm-less -- a mess that's uglier than its hero and nowhere near as likable.
February 15, 2013
Machete is the coolest revenge-driven, gore-splattered, star-studded Mexploitation flick ever!
September 06, 2010
I have nothing against films that take political stances, but an exploitation flick? It's off-putting. I'd prefer to sit back and bask in the carnage and R-rated silliness.
March 11, 2016
Rodriguez and Maniquis seem to think that trashy aesthetics and a couple of meta-jokes render them brilliantly astute and self-aware film-makers, but remain oblivious to the fact that labelling something an homage doesn't necessarily make it any good.
November 29, 2010
This gleefully excessive pastiche of an exploitation picture delivers everything promised by its own faux trailer.
