The movie is too repetitive in its ham-fistedness, which, at length, becomes tedious.
There’s no lack of imagination or effort to the presentation; if you’re in the mood and have a few beers at the ready, Machete kills, and kills, and kills.
The cast work hard — Trejo oozes bad-ass charisma — and the film has some outrageously enjoyable set-pieces, but overall, the convoluted plot and Rodriguez’ agenda spoil the fun.
Rodriguez's gratuitous, campy B-movie action flick of babes, blood and booze.
Machete is a supremely violent exploitation movie that’s nowhere near as enjoyable as its trailer.
An overlong but gleefully over-the-top revenge fantasy.
This Machete feels as sharp as a butter-knife.
It should be funny, too, but in this case a little doesn’t go a long way.
Less fun than it ought to be.
Inventive, assured and absurdly entertaining, Rodriguez’s latest retro-exploitation movie is a gloriously gratuitous ride.
Machete makes some stabs at US border policy but at heart is a tongue-in-cheek hack-and-slash. A killer B.
It's preposterous stuff.
More complicated than it needs to be.
It was better as a trailer.
Interview: Danny Trejo on his new film Machete
Machete--Robert Rodriguez interview
Danny Trejo: the face that launched a thousand bit parts
Robert Rodriguez: for far fewer dollars
Interview: Robert Rodriquez, film director
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