Assembled as a faux trailer to help enhance the tattered mood of 2007's double feature event
, "Grindhouse," "Machete" was viewed as a way to create a triumphant Mexican hero in 2 1/2 minutes, possibly leading to his own feature as part of any potential sequel. Well, "Grindhouse" died an unjust death, but the character of Machete marches into his own adventure, retaining the low-down-dirty-shame production effort, but bringing along a few casting surprises to spice up this fully armed, gore splattered, amusing action explosion. It doesn't precisely capture the miracle of "Grindhouse," but it's a fittingly head-chopping offshoot, smartly timed to feed on current immigration hysteria.