The first weekend of September is a mix of action and romance at the movie theaters. I’m looking forward to Robert Rodriguez’s Machete but just like the previous “grindhouse” films, it flop at the box office. Drew Barrymore and the Mac guy aka Justin Long is in a long distance relationship in Going The Distance while George Clooney is in love in a small town while trying to assasinate people. Let’s check out the reviews and see if any of them are worth paying the full admission.
Machete is getting a strong 71% at Rottentomatoes. The movie is based on a fake trailer that was seen in the first “grindhouse” films, Death Proof and Planet Terror. This movie is intentionally cheesy and stars Danny Trejo as an assassin double crossed by the government. USA Today describes the movie that “combines sharp satire and timely political commentary with a decidedly B-movie ethos.”
The rom-com, Going The Distance is hoping to counter the violent Machete and hoping for an upset at the box office. I’m not a big fan of Justin Long and Drew Barrymore needs to stop doing these movies. The movie is getting a mediocre 48% rating and Beliefnet actually enjoyed the movie “The best news about the script is that it avoids the usual rom-com staples of misunderstandings and incompetence” while Movieline disagreed “The conflict is unsatisfying and its resolution moot.”
Last but not least, we have the drama thriller, The American. George Clooney stars as an assassin who endangers his mission because of a girl he falls for. The trailer looked boring to me unlike the interesting trailer for Up In The Air. The movie is getting a good 60% score. Most of Clooney’s movies usually get above average rating so this is no surprise. Dallas Morning News reviewed it and said “This is Serious Clooney, starring in a deliberative film that could have sprung from mid-’60s France or Italy.”
I really want Machete to be a hit but September movies usually don’t make a lot of money. We’ll find out after the long weekend, which one will be number one.
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