Metacritic Movie Ratings
Machete Reviews

A sample of reviews from critics across the country.

• 75

  out of 100

  USA TodayClaudia Puig

  Danny Trejo plays the long-haired, craggy-faced titular Machete with a combination of swift ferocity and baleful kindliness. And the ladies love it.

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• 75

  out of 100

  Entertainment WeeklyOwen Gleiberman

  A gory, pulpy wink of an action thriller, was spun out of a parody trailer Rodriguez directed for the '70s-trash homage "Grindhouse" (2007). The trailer was sublime. As a feature, Machete is more fun than it isn't, but its deadpan mockery of exploitation clichs often slips a bit too close to being the real, schlocky thing.

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• 70

  out of 100

  The New York TimesStephen Holden

  For all its political button pushing, Machete is too preposterous to qualify as satire. The only viewers it is likely to upset are the same kind of people who once claimed that the purple Tinky Winky in "Teletubbies" promoted a gay agenda.

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• 70

  out of 100

  The Hollywood ReporterFrank Scheck

  The ensemble cast -- ranging from an Oscar winner (De Niro) and faded action star (Seagal) to a B-movie vet (Fahey) and tabloid fodder (Lindsay Lohan, not exactly playing against type as a drugged-out, hell-raising sexpot) -- pretty much offers something for everybody.

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• 50

  out of 100

  Village Voice

  Because there's no real character drama or consistent critique grounding the spoof, when Machete isn't laugh-out-loud funny, it's deadly boring.

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• 50

  out of 100

  VarietyJoe Leydon

  Wildly uneven as it doggedly strives (sometimes with obvious strain) to sustain a free-wheeling, anything-goes air of exuberant junkiness.

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