Machete Kills (18): Review and trailer

Now he ends up hamming fit to burst as one of the several faces of a crazed killer in this gaudy and over-cooked slaughterhouse thriller send-up.

Director Robert Rodriquez’s seriously silly sequel sees 69-year-old Danny Trejo back to his usual bloody business of glaring rather than acting while using his trademark machete to slice and dice anyone who gets in his way.

Trejo is hired by US President Charlie Sheen to head back to Mexico to thwart a bad guy’s plan to destroy the world with a lethal bomb.

The plot serves its purpose well enough but the pleasure is mainly in the star-studded cast.

Michelle Rodriquez, Antonio Banderas, Cuba Gooding Jr, Lady Gaga and Amber Heard turn up to help serve up this load of barmy, bloody brawls.

VERDICT: 8/10 (for action)