On Oct. 11 Robert Rodriguez's "Machete Kills will be released nationwide.
The sequel to the successful "Machete" continues the hero's story when the U.S. government recruits Machete to battle his way through Mexico in order to take down an arms dealer who looks to launch a weapon into space.
The film premiered to mixed reviews and currently has a 31 percent aggregate score on Rotten Tomatoes. Justin Lowe from the Hollywood Reporter wrote, "Machete may kill, but on the second time around his repetitious, deadpan brand of humor really doesn't so much."
Alonso Duralde from the Wrap also gave the film a negative review and stated, "The sequel 'Machete Kills' opens with a fake trailer for a not-yet-produced third installment, then spends the next 100-plus minutes making a case for plunging a knife into the franchise's heart."
Neil Miller from Film School Rejects gave the movie a D and wrote, "A movie so lumbering and unnecessarily stupid that it has rid this reviewer of the desire to see Rodriguez continue the Machete saga."
Andrew Barker from Variety also agreed and stated, "A surprisingly long-lived gag finally runs out of gas in Robert Rodriguez's noticeably duller, less outrageous sequel to 'Machete.'"
However, a number of critics liked the film including Joshua Rothkopf from Time Out New York. "Intestines tangle in helicopter rotors, heads pop in spring-loaded decapitations, and there's even a new fake trailer up top. Little is believable, and that's exactly as it should be," wrote Rothkopf.
The film stars Sofia Vergara, Demian Bichir, Danny Trejo, Lady Gaga, Michelle Rodriguez, Charlie Sheen, Amber Heard and Mel Gibson. Open Road will release the movie in 2,300 theaters. "Machete Kills" earned an R rating for strong bloody violence throughout, language and some sexual content.
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