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Machete Kills

R Released Oct 11, 2013 1h 47m Action List
29% Tomatometer 126 Reviews 34% Audience Score 25,000+ Ratings
When the president (Carlos Estevez) of the United States has a mission that would be impossible for just any mortal man, the person he needs is Machete (Danny Trejo), a knife-wielding ex-Federale agent. Machete's mission is to take down Voz (Mel Gibson), a madman revolutionary and an eccentric billionaire arms dealer who has come up with a plot to start a nuclear war. Facing death at every turn from assassins, Machete pulls out all of his skills to get the job done. Read More Read Less
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While possessed with the same schlocky lunacy as its far superior predecessor, Machete Kills loses the first installment's spark in a less deftly assembled sequel.

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Brent McKnight Seattle Times "Machete Kills" takes on the madman taking over the world sub genre favored by middle-era James Bond films, mixes that with an excess of "Star Wars" jokes, and concocts a bland caricature. Rated: C- Jul 8, 2020 Full Review David Hiltbrand Philadelphia Inquirer 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. Rated: 1.5/4 Oct 15, 2013 Full Review Mark Kermode Observer (UK) This ignores the first rule of proper B-movie exploitation cinema - that anything over 89 minutes is just excess baggage, of which Machete Kills has plenty. Still, at least it's authentic in one respect - the trailer is better than the film. Rated: 2/5 Oct 14, 2013 Full Review Sarah Vincent Sarah G Vincent Views Vergara, whom most viewers are accustomed to seeing as the loveable, hot matriarch in “Modern Family,” steals the movie as the homicidal, man-hating, rage-filled whorehouse madam. She feels like the most authentic, Rodriguez character in the film Jun 12, 2024 Full Review Brian Eggert Deep Focus Review The director’s cinematic in-joke has run its course and has now entered overkill mode. Rated: 1.5/4 Aug 22, 2022 Full Review Kip Mooney College Movie Review Even in its bloated state, it's still an entertaining grindhouse flick. Rated: B- Sep 17, 2021 Full Review Read all reviews

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Yash B The first "Machete" was very silly but also pretty fun to watch. I feel like "Machete Kills" doubles down on the silliness but loses the fun. The movie has some enjoyable action at times but a lot of it just felt too wacky and boring to me. I really think the movie would have worked better as a standalone after watching this follow-up. The movie just became a real cartoon but the story is just not that good. Overall, it is a movie that features a truly massive and impressive cast, but still isn't able to deliver much worth the time, even for fans of the first movie. Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 02/09/24 Full Review Aldo G You have to buy into the grindhouse parody routine to even come close to liking what Robert Rodriquez has done here with his follow-up to the 2010 Machete. Yes, the story is like mucus and the acting phlegm, but that's what grindhouse movies are, the bronchitis of cinema. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/13/24 Full Review Alexander S Loved it. Can hardly wait for kills again in space. Fingers crossed. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 10/24/23 Full Review DanRoW This is a very good movie, a lot of it is just brilliant (especially the ending), of course, it's a pity that "Machete 3 in Space" never came out, but there is always hope, and maybe in 5-10 years we will still see this movie. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 08/27/23 Full Review StephenPaul C The greatest 01 hour: and 47 minutes ever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Starring Danny Trejo and Lady Gaga!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 04/12/23 Full Review B.TIGER.D Lady Gaga is So cool Rated 5 out of 5 stars 09/15/22 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis When the president (Carlos Estevez) of the United States has a mission that would be impossible for just any mortal man, the person he needs is Machete (Danny Trejo), a knife-wielding ex-Federale agent. Machete's mission is to take down Voz (Mel Gibson), a madman revolutionary and an eccentric billionaire arms dealer who has come up with a plot to start a nuclear war. Facing death at every turn from assassins, Machete pulls out all of his skills to get the job done.
Director
Robert Rodriguez
Producer
Robert Rodriguez, Rick Schwartz, Sergei Bespalov, Alexander Rodnyansky, Aaron Kaufman, Iliana Nikolic
Screenwriter
Kyle Ward
Distributor
Open Road
Production Co
Quick Draw
Rating
R (Some Sexual Content|Language|Strong Bloody Violence)
Genre
Action
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Oct 11, 2013, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Dec 9, 2015
Box Office (Gross USA)
$7.9M
Runtime
1h 47m
Sound Mix
Datasat, Dolby Digital
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