Review of Machete (2010) by Owen Gleiberman for Entertainment Weekly — 01 Sep 2010
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 clichés often slips a bit too close to being the real, schlocky thing.
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This review of Machete (2010) was written by Owen Gleiberman and published by Entertainment Weekly on 01 Sep 2010.
Machete has generally received positive reviews.
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