Satire may be the weapon of preference within the end. This is after the often faltering political rhetoric does not function. And when that satire is razor-sharp, even hot-button subjects like immigrating cannot come up uncut. Film reviews of “Machete” show an interesting Robert Rodriguez “Mexploitation” gore fest. Satire ripped apart immigrating along with everything else. “Machete” splatters the audience with its ideas, tongue planted firmly in cheek from the first hack to the final slash.
Almost going too far in “Machete” reviews
The line Rodriguez walks with “Machete” has everything to do with the film’s use of satire. Intended to be a send-up of 1970s midnight movie genres in much the same way that the Quentin Tarantino-Robert Rodriguez co-production “Grindhouse” did in 2007, “Machete” tells the story of a Mexican federale (Danny Trejo) in search of revenge. Drug lord Torrez is played by Steven Seagal who is himself as part of the parody while Machete loses his family to the drug lord agents. Machete kills many integrated authorities, politicians including Robert De Niro and even a drug mile network that is exactly like the ones made in United States of America Mexico today. There also are Cheech Marin, Lindsay Lohan, Michelle Rodriguez, Don Johnson and Jessica Alba there too. But as the Denver Post asserts, “Machete” does not always walk on the sharp edge of biting satire. Some of the jokes seem to really just be “too cool for school&#! 8221;. But perhaps Rodriguez will have time to sharpen things up for the planned sequels.
Immigration satire too terrible for Screenrant
Screenrant thinks “Machete” did cross a line. This was with an illegal border crossing scene that happened. A man and his very pregnant wife are stopped during their attempted crossing by a group of uniformed vigilantes (with Don Johnson and Robert De Niro at the head of the column). De Niro plays a cruel United States of America Senator. He actually shoots the pregnant woman before saying the man, “Welcome to The United States,” and then shoots before shooting him. This is entirely too obvious to be effective satire, but in the bloody scheme of things, it’s all part of the fun for Rodriguez.
It’s bloody fun
The storyline and acting in “Machete” don’t really matter. It was really all there to give some blood. Focus too much on the connecting segments and you’ll be bored, says Screenrant. Entertainment Weekly says that it is just schlock without the blood and entrails that make the film work.
Denver Post
denverpost.com/breakingnews/ci_15966734
Entertainment Weekly
ew.com/ew/article/,,20417721,00.html
Screenrant
screenrant.com/machete-movie-reviews-vic-76754/
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