Monday, December 31, 2012

Machete (2010)



After being set-up and betrayed by the man who hired him to assassinate a Texas Senator, an ex-Federale launches a brutal rampage of revenge against his former boss.

Intelligently made pulp actioner, tongue-in cheek and ultra-violent, a movie in the wake of Quentin Tarantino's exploits you might call 'quality trash'.

Maltin **: "It's fun to see the imposing Trejo in a leading role, but cowriter-codirector-coeditor Rodriguez's usual over-the-top mock-exploitation genre excesses - and undernourished plot - quickly become wearying. Amusing casting choices, although De Niro is wasted in a no-account part."


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