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The Machine
The Machine
2023 ·112 min ·United States of America ·R 18+
5.2
IMDb 5.7 КП 5.3 RT 31% MC 37
Comedy, Action, Crime
Director: Peter Atencio
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Bert Kreischer faces a familial crisis and the arrival of his estranged father when the ghost of his booze-soaked past arrives: a murderous mobster hellbent on kidnapping Bert back to the motherland to atone for his crimes. Together, he and his father must retrace the steps of his younger self in the midst of a war between a sociopathic crime family while they attempt to find common ground.

US Gross: $10.46M
Bert Kreischer
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Mark Hamill
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Jimmy Tatro
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The Machine is largely viewed as a failed adaptation of Bert Kreischer's viral stand-up routine, suffering from thin storytelling and reliance on tired tropes. While a small segment of the audience finds charm in its low-brow humor and chemistry, the general consensus is that the film lacks the wit and narrative cohesion required to sustain a feature-length runtime.

Culture The film relies heavily on archaic, low-effort cultural clichés that fail to resonate with modern audiences.
Screenplay The screenplay fails to successfully translate the energy of the original stand-up bit into a compelling narrative structure.
Acting Mark Hamill’s performance feels detached and ill-fitted to the surrounding material.
Humor Humor is deeply divisive; some viewers find the jokes and gags effectively charming, while others dismiss the film as entirely unfunny and puerile.
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