MOVIE REVIEW - Machete

Every once in a while a movie like Machete comes out, and can turn into a cult classic real quick.

Time will tell is that will happen here, but Machete is so out there, so ridiculous, so absurd it just might.

Check this out. Machete stars, Danny Trejo, Jessica Alba, Don Johnson, Lindsey Lohan, Michelle Rodriguez, Robert Dinero, Steven Seagal, Cheech Marin, and Jeff Fahey. It's not like there's a bunch of nothings here. But from the opening bell, you understand this is a real strange movie, and as time goes on it gets stranger.

Trejo plays an ex-Mexican Federale named "Machete." He get that name because he doesn't use guns, but a huge machete to do his law enforcement handy work. He ends up in America after refusing to die in the opening scene. And somehow ends up involved as a hit man against a American politician who is in favor of strict U.S. - Mexican immigration. There you really start to put together what this movie is all about. It is extremely agenda laden, and it is actually a total lampoon on many different issues.

It is heavily satiristic on the immigration issue, and the politicians who are in favor of reform on both sides of the issue. It lampoons slasher movies, action movies, serial killing movies, special effects in movies, and there are huge stereotypes flung around this movie, taking shots at Americans and Mexicans alike. Many of the stars , especially Lohan are lampooned personally as well as in the movie. It is so totally absurd, it turns out being very humorous at times by design. But there are instances they push too far, and cross over to being uncomfortable. Be aware. NOTHING is off limits in Machete. Everyone and everything is fair game and in play. There is no boundary they don't cross. It is tasteless, it is brutal, it is highly violent, and there is graphic gore about every 5 minutes or so. NO one or organization goes unscathed, including the church. So in case you are easily offended, stay away from Machete.

You have to "get" what they are doing here. This may appear to some to be some totally offensive gore fest. And you would be right. Others will think this is some highly offensive, but guilty pleasure filled satire bent on mowing down everyone in it's path for a few laughs. and you would be right too. This is on a one way track to be or not to be a cult movie classic for those who like cult movies and don't mind the offensiveness of the material. Time till tell if Machete gets there or not.

Machete. My goodness, NOT FOR MOST. For those who are NOT easily offended by virtually anything. In all seriousness. This is way off the beaten path movie making, for a small sliver of the box office crowd. Leave Nana at home!