Machete

You could say I grew up with Robert Rodriguez movies. I've sat through all  of the Spy Kids films when I was little guy. As a pre-teen, I liked the forgotten The Adventures of Shark Girl and Lava Boy and saw it at a drive in. As I got older, Rodriguez' Planet Terror turned into a favorite with Machete coming out in 2010.

Machete follows Machete Cortez (Danny Trejo) on a story set on the Mexican-American border. Machete is a former Mexican Federal who is set up in a complicated plot involving the attempted assassination of a U.S. Senator. An interesting cat and mouse game follows.

The highlights of this movie is the action. As he did with Planet Terror, this movie is shot in grindhouse style that gives off an old style. The atmosphere is different and the cast includes familiar name such as old star Steven Seagal to Lindsay Lohan.

Another highlight of the film has to be Danny Trejo. He's a guy you can say never turns down a role but regardless, he does a good job here. His character has many qualities and Trejo portrays it all very well. A very rough character that's not in Hollywood often.

The big flaw in this movie is the CGI. They are very poor and cheap and the film definitely could have used better effects. Machete also does get around very easily for the character he is. With a film that surrounded by so much though, it's comes as only small flaws.

Machete is a fun solid film that should not be overlooked. While it's not the best film from Rodriguez, nowhere is it the worst either.

4/5