Review of Machete Kills (2013) by Poul F — 26 Feb 2014

An unnecessary and pretty awful sequel that underuses its talent.

This review of Machete Kills (2013) was written by Poul F on 26 Feb 2014.

Machete Kills has generally received mixed reviews.

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Machete Kills is sadly a further sign of Robert Rodriguez's diminishing filmmaking prowess, silly, lazy, witless, stupid and filled with terrible…

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