Well ... that was interesting. Machete Kills is probably the most insane film that Robert Rodriguez has ever made, because it's so ridiculously over the top. It has a much lighter tone than the first film because of this, and also because Rodriguez throws in so many references to other films. Enjoyable, but only if you're willing to throw all logic out the window!
Here's my review.
And here's an excerpt from it:
Here's my review.
And here's an excerpt from it:
Machete Kills certainly has no shortage of outlandish characters, but there's one in particular who brings to mind director Robert Rodriguez's characteristics as a filmmaker. The character in question has multiple personalities, becoming a ruthless psychopath one minute and a patriotic freedom fighter the next. As they say in the film, "You never know which one you're going to get." Likewise, when it comes to his movies, Rodriguez is of two minds: There's the (relatively) serious director that brought us El Mariachi, Sin City and Predators; and then there's the director responsible for cartoonish fare like the Spy Kids series and The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl. The two sides have crossed paths before (in From Dusk Till Dawn, Machete and Planet Terror), but Machete Kills takes things to a whole new level.