The Machine

Name: The Machine
Genre: Action, Comedy
Released: May 26, 2023
Duration: 112 min
Rating: 37
Cast: Amelie Child Villiers, Bert Kreischer, Brian Caspe, Iva Babic, Jess Gabor

2023

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Legendary Entertainment | Release Date: May 26, 2023 | R

Starring: Amelie Child Villiers, Bert Kreischer, Brian Caspe, Iva Babic, Jess Gabor, Jimmy Tatro, Mark Hamill, Martyn Ford, Mercedes De La Cruz, Robert Maaser, Stephanie Kurtzuba, Tea Wagner

Summary: Set 23 years after the original story which inspired it, The Machine finds Bert Kreischer facing familial crisis and the arrival of his estranged father (Mark Hamill) when the ghost of his booze-soaked past arrives: a murderous mobster (Iva Babić) hellbent on kidnapping Bert back to the motherland to atone for his crimes. Together, he andSet 23 years after the original story which inspired it, The Machine finds Bert Kreischer facing familial crisis and the arrival of his estranged father (Mark Hamill) when the ghost of his booze-soaked past arrives: a murderous mobster (Iva Babić) 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 (Jimmy Tatro) in the midst of a war between a sociopathic crime family while they attempt to find common ground.… Expand

Director: Peter Atencio

Genre(s): Action, Comedy

Rating: R

Runtime: 112 min

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Collider Nate Richard

May 26, 2023

The Machine has enough going in its favor to warrant a recommendation to fans of Kreischer's stand-up comedy, but other audience members may walk out feeling empty. Read full review

Matt Donato

May 26, 2023

Writers Kevin Biegel and Scotty Landes adapt Kreischer’s unbelievable viral story about robbing a train with Russian mobsters into a retrospective on the comedian’s tumultuous history with excess—a tonal misfire of fantastical absurdity clashing against emotional confessions. Read full review

Luke Y. Thompson

May 26, 2023

Hamill, however, is the MVP, continuing to deliver some of his best work as an older man. When he leaves the action for a spell, the energy leaves the movie. Read full review

IndieWire Christian Zilko

May 26, 2023

The Machine really goes off the rails when it tries to turn itself into an action movie. The blandly violent fight sequences are only watchable because Hamill gets the occasional opportunity to show off his dorky-dad-on-cocaine schtick between punches. Read full review

The Guardian Jesse Hassenger

May 26, 2023

The Machine is as surprisingly stylish as it is surprisingly unfunny. Read full review

Glenn Kenny

May 26, 2023

Even when the relentlessly salty humor gets fully crass (a dog is thrown out a high window), the product is bland. Read full review

Movie Nation Roger Moore

May 29, 2023

I love a good gonzo binge boozing comedy as much as the next guy, but I found almost nothing funny in this. Read full review

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Toxic626

May 28, 2023

Kreischer is on point with his humor in this movie giving dome huge laughs, this movie also has some heart warming moments that night make you tear up. Absolute amazing comedy and movie in general!

3 of 8 users found this helpful35

Skulled

May 29, 2023

As someone that is not a sensitive snowflake the movie was great. Most people look at it as being bad for all the reasons it is great. Bad acting and cringy stereotypes was the idea of the movie in the first place. People need to grow humor lol.

2 of 10 users found this helpful28

nightstalker930

May 27, 2023

As a fan of Burt and the Machine story / comedy I enjoyed this movie and don't at all reject spendy movie to see it! not sure why the critics are hating it but I recommend seeing this movie.

2 of 7 users found this helpful25

arostislavna

Jun 22, 2023

Average film, not really funny, and completely full of Russophobic stereotypes.
The replacement R for Я is stupid, but they are not the first film to do such a thing.
Iva Babic is the only one I like in the film, and it is ruined by having the Russophobe Mark Hamill cast. This is a fairAverage film, not really funny, and completely full of Russophobic stereotypes.
The replacement R for Я is stupid, but they are not the first film to do such a thing.

Iva Babic is the only one I like in the film, and it is ruined by having the Russophobe Mark Hamill cast.

This is a fair scoring, because otherwise I would have gave it a 0 for Hamill.… Expand

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mhmdv

Jun 3, 2023

Joe Rogan's friends and their consequences have been a disaster for the comedy scene.

2 of 4 users found this helpful22

Rincemac

May 30, 2023

It works as a "legend" made stand-up routine, but does it work as a fully-fledged movie, featuring the shirtless wonder that gave it its name? Short answer: on paper it probably did, and someone financed it. In reality: nope, when you see it in front of you with the embellisments added toIt works as a "legend" made stand-up routine, but does it work as a fully-fledged movie, featuring the shirtless wonder that gave it its name? Short answer: on paper it probably did, and someone financed it. In reality: nope, when you see it in front of you with the embellisments added to make it more "movie-like".

And the same happens when you re-watch the legendary original special stand-up routine of the same name. It just is not as good, as if you have Bert as a buddy and you're standing next to him re-telling it for the umpteenth time to a new crowd.

I get that the low-brow crowd (which I count myself a part of since I do like his stand-up mostly) wants to like the movie no matter what, but if you sober up you'll see the big headache your punch-drunk stupid night out has evolved to.… Expand

5 of 6 users found this helpful51

funkata

Jul 2, 2023

Much like Bert Kreischer this movie is terribly not funny. Avoid at all cost.

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