I'm not quite sure about this one. It's an action exploitation film starring Danny Trejo as Machete, an ex-Mexican Federale, who is now an illegal immigrant into the United States. He is hired by Michael Booth (Jeff Fahey) to assassinate Senator McLaughlin (Robert De Niro) of Texas, who is sending hundreds of Mexican immigrants back to Mexico.
This movie is very bloody and gory, much like many exploitation films of this genre. The acting is great, and the plot is good. It is just too exaggerated for my taste. It doesn't take itself too seriously, however. The message in the film is that there is a difference between the law and what is right--however, this good message gets contradicted and drowned out by all the gore and blood. Also, being a Catholic, I don't like the extremely false portrayal of Catholic priests. The film had a couple of sacrilegious scenarios in it.
If it weren't for the gore and the sacrilege, I would probably be giving this film an A- or B+ for having heart. But these aspects just cloud the message.
Overall Grade: C+
-Ethan Brehm
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