It's Official: Robert Rodriguez Is a Terrible Film-Maker
His two best films are arguably From Dusk ‘til Dawn and Sin City. One is based on a Quentin Tarantino script and practically co-directed by him. The second tries as hard as it can to mimic another artist’s vision. Left to his own devices, Rodriguez gives us sloppy, confused bullshit like Machete. I told myself a long time ago that I was going to stop seeing his movies for exactly these reasons, but I was suckered in by promises of Danny Trejo being a badass, and a bunch of solid character actors slumming it in a Mexploitation flick.
Ugh. It’s fucking terrible. For somebody who loves action movies so much, Rodriguez has learned nothing from watching and making them, because his action scenes are consistently the worst by a “name” director. No geography, no continuity, just a bunch of scary looking guys shooting their guns toward the side of the screen.
I’ve said it before: I’ll say it again. Sloppy. Amateurish. High school kids do better than this all the fucking time.
I saw Machete this afternoon, and its fleeting charms have already dissipated from my memory, leaving the same old Rodriguez stink I’ve encountered so many times before.
Somebody stop this guy from making movies, please. There are more talented guys out there missing their chance because money is going to this fucking clown.
