This 1959 film-noir take on "Othello," filmed in Puerto Rico, stars Mari Blanchard as flirtatious Jean, who marries an older man, plantation owner Don Luis, for financial security and finds herself falling for his virile foster son, Carlos. Fearing that Jean will inherit Luis's money, his greedy cousin, Miguel, poisons the bridegroom against his new wife, informing him about her passion for another.
Machete has generally received mixed reviews.
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Machete was released in 1958 and has generally received mixed reviews.
Online reviewers have written 619 reviews, giving Machete (1958) an average rating of 60%.
Overall, cinema-goers and film critics broadly agree on the merits of the movie, with critics giving it an average score of 70% and users giving an average score of 67%.
With a score of 60%, Machete is roughly the same as the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 1958, which stands at 59%.
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