Machete Kills
Danny Trejo returns as Machete Cortez in Robert Rodriguez's grindhouse-inspired action comedy sequel. The grizzly Mexican one-man army is recruited by the President of the United States (Charlie Sheen, billed as Carlos Estevez) to take down a madman revolutionary and an eccentric billionaire arms dealer who has hatched a plan to spread war and anarchy across the planet. Also stars a machine gun breast-plated Sophia Vergara, Mel Gibson, Michelle Rodriguez, Jessica Alba, Vanessa Hudgens, Cuba Gooding Jr. and Lady Gaga.
- Director:
- Robert Rodriguez ('Sin City', 'Planet Terror', 'Once Upon a Time in Mexico', 'Desperado')
- Writer:
- Robert RodriguezMarcel RodriguezKyle Ward
- Cast:
- Danny TrejoMichelle RodriguezSofía VergaraAmber HeardMel GibsonJessica AlbaCharlie SheenAntonio BanderasVanessa HudgensCuba Gooding Jr.Lady Gaga
Reviews & comments
Variety
pressAs violent as its predecessor yet noticeably duller and less outrageous, Machete Kills is dragged to the finish line entirely by its director’s madcap energy and an absurd cast of major stars in strange cameos.
Total Film
pressLike a meal made entirely of chillies, Machete Mk II is spicy to start with, then unpleasant, then numbing - before it all starts to repeat.
Time Out
pressMuch as we want to relish the shameless parade of cartoon violence ... the soggy plotting and slack comic timing are downers.
The New York Times
pressUntil your eyes glaze over after about a half-hour, "Machete Kills" might put a twisted smirk of guilty amusement on your face.
The Guardian
pressThe odd vivid shot reminds you of Rodriguez's dynamic visual imagination, but also what it's wasted on here: a project as indifferent as some of the trash that inspired it.
Hollywood Reporter
pressMachete may kill, but on the second time around his repetitious, deadpan brand of humor really doesn't so much.
Empire Magazine
pressViolent, silly, embarrassing, clumsy, confusing, juvenile, occasionally offensive, occasionally a little bit fun.
Machete Kills is great fun. I'm a huge Robert Rodriguez fan. I love Desperado, From Dusk Till Dawn and Sin City. Danny Trejo is just so likeable and has such a distinctive look. He is perfect as Machete and one of Rodriguez's greatest creations. Sophia Vergara gives an outrageous performance as Desdemona, armed with a machine gun DD-bra and strap-on pistol....
Trailers are like kids. You love them, adore them, and then - they grow up. They leave You Tube and go into cinemas as full-grown movies and, sometimes, you just wish they'd show a glimmer of the promise, the excitement, the joy they had when they were just a few minutes long. Instead? They let you down, growing up into full-length letdowns like Robert...
Variety
pressAs violent as its predecessor yet noticeably duller and less outrageous, Machete Kills is dragged to the finish line entirely by its director’s madcap energy and an absurd cast of major stars in strange cameos.
Total Film
pressLike a meal made entirely of chillies, Machete Mk II is spicy to start with, then unpleasant, then numbing - before it all starts to repeat.
Time Out
pressMuch as we want to relish the shameless parade of cartoon violence ... the soggy plotting and slack comic timing are downers.
The New York Times
pressUntil your eyes glaze over after about a half-hour, "Machete Kills" might put a twisted smirk of guilty amusement on your face.
The Guardian
pressThe odd vivid shot reminds you of Rodriguez's dynamic visual imagination, but also what it's wasted on here: a project as indifferent as some of the trash that inspired it.
Hollywood Reporter
pressMachete may kill, but on the second time around his repetitious, deadpan brand of humor really doesn't so much.
Empire Magazine
pressViolent, silly, embarrassing, clumsy, confusing, juvenile, occasionally offensive, occasionally a little bit fun.
Machete Kills is great fun. I'm a huge Robert Rodriguez fan. I love Desperado, From Dusk Till Dawn and Sin City. Danny Trejo is just so likeable and has such a distinctive look. He is perfect as Machete and one of Rodriguez's greatest creations. Sophia Vergara gives an outrageous performance as Desdemona, armed with a machine gun DD-bra and strap-on...
Trailers are like kids. You love them, adore them, and then - they grow up. They leave You Tube and go into cinemas as full-grown movies and, sometimes, you just wish they'd show a glimmer of the promise, the excitement, the joy they had when they were just a few minutes long. Instead? They let you down, growing up into full-length letdowns like Robert...
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