Machete is, by far, one of the best movies of 2010, behind Inception. It currently ranks as #2 of my top 10, but I have to say I haven't seen The Town yet, and I can say that it slightly topped Toy Story 3 for me, even though that's a pretty dumb comparison. People are dissing Machete for being cheesy and over-the-top violent...which was basically the whole point of this film. The film is an homage to 70's, B-Movie action flicks. Heck, I'm 14 and I understand that! (The film is 13 + in my province). Many scenes had me and a friend cracking up in laughter, and the same goes for the rest of the audience, around 2o or 25 other people at my late night Thursday screening, with most people being generally middle-aged men and teenage boys, along with three teenage girls and a young woman. Everybody laughed, everybody had fun, and everybody was talking about how much of a great time they had when the movie was over.
Machete is a light movie, it doesn't have much of a story besides Machete trying to get revenge on the people who double crossed him when he was trying to assassinate the senator. If you've seen Robert Rodriguez's Planet Terror, you probably saw everything you had to see story wise when the fake trailer aired. There are a few twists and turns, and the story itself, while being very very slight, was very captivating. Don't walk in there expecting a Tarantino movie with a genius script, Rodriguez's film exploits violence and does it in a very amusing way.
As for the cast, Danny Trejo is incredible as Machete. After around 25 years of career only having minor or supporting roles, Machete is Danny Trejo's first leading role, and you can't imagine any other actor portraying Machete with such intensity. On side notes, Michelle Rodriguez was also pretty good, Robert DeNiro, Don Johnson, and Jeff Fahey were also excellent, the best side performance being by Cheech Marin however. Jessica Alba wasn't half bad, and so was Lindsay Lohan. In all, the acting was above average. Danny Trejo, however, could win the best performance by an actor in a leading role - comedy or musical, at the next Golden Globes.
The action scenes were very bloody and gory, to the point of exaggeration, but they were funny and let the audience have a very good time. If you have a night to spare and you want to go to the movies, Machete is the type of movie that you walk in with your popcorn and drink, and you don't ask yourself too many questions.Go watch it now, it makes me sad to see this film flop, and it's not too late to go watch it. Currently #2 in my top 10 of 2010.
Machete is a light movie, it doesn't have much of a story besides Machete trying to get revenge on the people who double crossed him when he was trying to assassinate the senator. If you've seen Robert Rodriguez's Planet Terror, you probably saw everything you had to see story wise when the fake trailer aired. There are a few twists and turns, and the story itself, while being very very slight, was very captivating. Don't walk in there expecting a Tarantino movie with a genius script, Rodriguez's film exploits violence and does it in a very amusing way.
As for the cast, Danny Trejo is incredible as Machete. After around 25 years of career only having minor or supporting roles, Machete is Danny Trejo's first leading role, and you can't imagine any other actor portraying Machete with such intensity. On side notes, Michelle Rodriguez was also pretty good, Robert DeNiro, Don Johnson, and Jeff Fahey were also excellent, the best side performance being by Cheech Marin however. Jessica Alba wasn't half bad, and so was Lindsay Lohan. In all, the acting was above average. Danny Trejo, however, could win the best performance by an actor in a leading role - comedy or musical, at the next Golden Globes.
The action scenes were very bloody and gory, to the point of exaggeration, but they were funny and let the audience have a very good time. If you have a night to spare and you want to go to the movies, Machete is the type of movie that you walk in with your popcorn and drink, and you don't ask yourself too many questions.Go watch it now, it makes me sad to see this film flop, and it's not too late to go watch it. Currently #2 in my top 10 of 2010.