Rotten
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.
David Hiltbrand, Philadelphia Inquirer
Machete Kills
Trained to kill. Left for dead. Back for more.
2013 · 1h 48m · R
Action, Crime, Thriller
Directed by
Robert Rodriguez
Overview
Ex-Federale agent Machete is recruited by the President of the United States for a mission which would be impossible for any mortal man – he must take down a madman revolutionary and an eccentric billionaire arms dealer who has hatched a plan to spread war and anarchy across the planet.
Director and cast
- Robert Rodriguez Director
- Danny Trejo as Machete Cortez
- Mel Gibson as Luther Voz
- Amber Heard as Miss San Antonio
- Michelle Rodriguez as Luz
- Sofía Vergara as Desdemona
- Jessica Alba as Sartana
- Tom Savini as Osiris Amanpour
- Lady Gaga as La Camaleon
- Vanessa Hudgens as Cereza
- Cuba Gooding Jr. as El Camaleon
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
28%
Tomatometer
Rotten
Machete Kills plays like a joke that's been told a few times too often.
James Berardinelli, ReelViews
Rotten
When a celebrity chef like Rodriguez is just going through the motions, we can smell that the grindhouse fad is way past its expiration date. It's time to put a fork in it.
Joe Williams, St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Rotten
"Machete Kills" is barely a movie. It's an inside joke wrapped in a fanboy fantasy, pieced together through a haze of ironic detachment.
Adam Graham, Detroit News
Rotten
Endless assault weapons, exploding helicopters, crashing cars and floors splattered with blood, limbs and entrails, all adding up to nothing.
Stephen Whitty, Newark Star-Ledger
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