Directed by: Robert Rodriguez and Ethan Maniquis
Starring: Danny Trejo, Michelle Rodriguez,
Robert De Niro, and Jessica Alba
Machete (Danny Trejo) is an ex-Federale whose wife and
daughter were killed by a vicious drug lord named Torrez (Steven Seagal). Upon his arrival to Texas as an illegal
immigrant, he is coerced into assassinating Senator John McLaughlin (Robert De
Niro) by Michael Booth (Jeff Fahey).
However, he is betrayed and nearly killed by the man who hired him. Bent on revenge, Machete then goes on the
warpath and unleashes hell on anyone who stands in his way. Robert Rodriguez’s Machete is violent, bloody, vulgar, and crass, but it is damn good
fun. In Danny Trejo’s first starring
role, he delivers the goods. With the
likes of Robert De Niro, Jessica Alba, Michelle Rodriguez, Cheech Marin, Don
Johnson, and Lindsay Lohan, you should expect nothing but great performances in
this guilty pleasure.
