Machete

Machete (2010)

  • 72% of critics liked it
    (178 reviews)

  • 64% of users liked it
    (104,665 ratings)

Robert Rodriguez brings a new breed of antihero to the big screen in this hyper-violent adaptation of the "fake" trailer originally featured in the 2007 double-feature exploitation throwback Grindhouse. Machete (Danny Trejo) is a former Mexican Federale who plays by his own rules, and… More

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In Theaters
Sep 3, 2010 Wide
On DVD
Jan 4, 2011
20th Century Fox

Critic Reviews

  • Nigel Floyd, Time Out

    This gleefully excessive pastiche of an exploitation picture delivers everything promised by its own faux trailer.

  • Richard Roeper, Richard Roeper.com

    "Warped, violent, dark, funny, sexy. Great stuff."

  • David Edelstein, New York Magazine

    The movie is ham-handed, repetitive, and rhythm-less -- a mess that's uglier than its hero and nowhere near as likable.

  • James Berardinelli, ReelViews

    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.

  • Lisa Kennedy, Denver Post

    Rodriguez plans "Machete" sequels. Here's hoping the next is sharper and cuts closer to the bone.

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • John M


    All i have to say is. "Machete dont text" so so much fun

  • Jens S


    Machete pretty much fails in most regards director Rodriguez triumphed in such Grindhouse and pulp masterpieces like Planet Terror or From Dusk Till Dawn. The difference seems to be the writing. While Quention Tarantino gave him great lines to work with in the other films, there are… More

  • Mark W


    In 1997, Quentin Tarantino and Robert Rodriguez released their Grindhouse double bill which consisted of "Death Proof" and "Planet Terror" respectively. They also included a series of trailers beforehand. Of course, these trailers were fictional works but there at… More

  • xGary X


    An ex-Mexican Federale is forced into attempting to assassinate a bigoted Senatorial candidate in an attempt to ensure the control of drug trafficking over the US border. Another product of the Tarantino-Rodriguez Grindhouse project, Machete is an homage to exploitation flicks of the… More

  • Directors C


    [img]http://images.rottentomatoes.com/images/user/icons/icon14.gif[/img] Robert Rodriguez showed a lot of enthusiasm when trying to distance Machete from Planet Terror and produce an independently spirited, action packed thrill ride, as opposed to adressing it entirely as a… More

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