Bring Me the Head of the Machine Gun Woman

Okay low budget Chilean action film that wants to be "Machete" or "El Mariachi" but is nowhere as smart, inventive, or funny. The story follows a dopey video game playing DJ who is given 48 hours to find the titular hit-woman after running afoul a local mobster. The Grand Theft Auto inspired missions and titles are fun, but didn't really add much to the film. I thought this film was trying to be a grindhouse exploitation type of homage, but when it throws in these video game elements with various bosses and such, I wasn't sure if this was the filmmakers focus or if it was just trying to be crazy and outrageous, which would be fine, but the film really didn't seem all that crazy or out of control either. However, I will give the the filmmakers credit for keeping the film short, so it doesn't really overstay it's welcome. Overall it's okay, but don't go out of your way for this one.

This B movie from Chile is inspired by 1970's grindhouse films, basically it's a grindhouse throwback modern movie.

If you don't already know, grindhouse films are obscure, ugly looking low budget exploitation junks produced in the 1970's that features offensive violence and even female nudity.

Planet Terror/Death Proof aka Grindhouse (2007) pay tribute to the trashy thrills of grindhouse movies. A bunch of indie imitators then follow, the best of them is Hobo With A Shotgun.

So this movie begin when a deadly lady assassin known as the Machine Gun Woman murder a bunch of random targets, including a ridiculous Chinchinero assassin. This opening is silly and stylish, promising exploitation fun. Yet just after the opening credit end, it already starting to look dull.

The basic plot is about Santiago, a loser who overheard a bounty hit on the infamous lady assassin. After discovered by the mob boss who planned the hit, he offer himself to hunt down the Machine Gun Woman so his life will be spared. He soon only bring bigger trouble to himself.

This movie fail because it's not trashy and grindhouse-y enough with very little action scenes. Santiago is annoying and he's the main character instead of the lady assassin. Mostly it's boring scenes about Santiago driving around Chile questioning people about the assassin. The Machine Gun Woman don't get enough screen time and she barely machine gunning anyone. She ended being a damsel in distress instead with Santiago being a hero.

What I want is basically a revenge flick about the Machine Gun Woman slaughtering everyone. Give me that cheap violent thrill instead of a boring investigation plot.

The movie also feature GTA reference because Santiago is a video game nerd and the director trying to be cool I guess. Every scene when this hero drive around in his car searching for clue, a mission info appear like a task the player must complete.

Forget this one and just watch Planet Terror, Death Proof, Machete 1 & 2 and Hobo With The Shotgun if you haven't yet, for the authentic grindhouse thrills ( Or maybe ignore Death Proof because that movie sux ! ).

Being sold as Latino exploitation I must agree in some parts, you know, the way the credits were done and the scratches on the reel but the flick itself was rather weak.

It's worth seeing if you want to see a Latino dressed in sexy gear and some dancing juggs in a bar but for the rest I didn't like it. It do had some moments that should have been funny and some that are typical exploitation but at the end even as it clocked in at 73 minutes I was happy that it was over. Maybe it's the way that after the credits they entered some funny sentences (clumsy DJ becomes hero) on screen that I thought, no no no don't do that. The story itself is written in 5 seconds and it shows because there's not that much going on. Sure there's action but when one fatty is being killed in a backyard you can see him look towards the crew, Am I doing well?

The flick itself has a great promotion and do pick up awards here and there but for me it was just a mediocre gangster flick.

Gore 0/5 Nudity 0,5/5 Effects 2/5 Story 2/5 Comedy 0,5/5

I think this was a brilliant film nothing better than a super nerdy guy with no prospects in the hottest gun slinging who to make an extreme match opposite. It kept my attention throughout, probably just cause I wanted to see the woman. It could just be tricky I don't know. I find value and just being entertained. And with the corny lines, the shooting the crazy plots, the Gary Oldman type bad guy. If you like machete, I think you'll like this. It's machete, but a super hot chick. Kind of reminded me of the double feature Grindhouse. Robert Rodriguez. Taking into consideration the genre. I'm gonna have to give it a nine star. I'd like it a little bit bit better than machete.

Most definitely fun, if you let it though. A sleaze-ball of a film if there is one. There has been a revival (at least at the festival circus) and this movie does ride that wave perfectly. A tough woman that is still very attractive. It might depend on your taste in women I guess and your other "likes", but I'm pretty sure quite a lot of people will feel a "strange" attraction to the main character here.

Just as our "hero" of the movie does. While the female lead might not convince entirely (I thought she looked like she didn't really felt the "moment" or her "character" from time to time), this will not be something that will leave you with a bad impression of the movie. The simple "story" if you want to call it that, is just the backbone for the mayhem and violence that follows. If you like that, you'll be in for a treat, if not don't bother watching.