Fresh
This gleefully excessive pastiche of an exploitation picture delivers everything promised by its own faux trailer.
Nigel Floyd, Time Out
Machete
They just messed with the wrong Mexican.
2010 · 1h 45m · R
Action, Comedy, Thriller
Directed by
Robert Rodriguez
,
Ethan Maniquis
Overview
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.
Director and cast
- Robert Rodriguez Director
- Ethan Maniquis Director
- Danny Trejo as Machete
- Michelle Rodriguez as Luz
- Jessica Alba as Sartana Rivera
- Robert De Niro as Senator John McLaughlin
- Steven Seagal as Rogelio Torrez
- Cheech Marin as Padre Cortez
- Lindsay Lohan as April Booth
- Electra Avellan as Nurse Mona
- Elise Avellan as Nurse Lisa
- Tom Savini as Osiris Amanpour
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
70%
Tomatometer
Fresh
"Warped, violent, dark, funny, sexy. Great stuff."
Richard Roeper, Richard Roeper.com
Rotten
The movie is ham-handed, repetitive, and rhythm-less -- a mess that's uglier than its hero and nowhere near as likable.
David Edelstein, New York Magazine/Vulture
Fresh
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.
James Berardinelli, ReelViews
Rotten
Rodriguez plans "Machete" sequels. Here's hoping the next is sharper and cuts closer to the bone.
Lisa Kennedy, Denver Post
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