Oh I didn't mean to imply that Machete was poorly written in terms of what it set out to accomplish.  Kevin was commenting on plot and structure in the film and wondering if Rodriguez was experimenting with structure; I don't think he was experimenting, I just think he doesn't really care.

But the writing is bad, or what we would ordinarily call "bad" with the implication of some sort of normative standard for commercial screenwriting.  

Sockbaby, for example, is enjoyable and infectious, but I doubt anyone would call it well written...  

I don't think Lohan had a body double. If she did, the body double is a better actress.

I tried to get into this. Michelle's eyepatch won me over eventually. And I did get a kick out of Seagal. He almost looks like a Columbian Drug Load! I mean, Lord.

I think if you took the preachy scenes out the film would entertain me more. Not only were they annoying in themselves, but they tended to be the worst written parts of the movie.  Definitely better to keep politics out of film, whatever the agenda, unless it's something so general it applies to any position.

Kev and Chris, I'm trying to start an argument here in any way.  I'm seriously not.

In no way do I feel Machete was well written or even well done.  BUT, it wasn't supposed to be, and didn't need to be.

I also feel, as I said, it could have been...should have been better.  But for what it was and what it wanted to be, it worked, at least for me.

I'm not a Grindhouse fan in any way, but I do have a soft spot in me heart for all things purposely cheesy and throwback.

This didn't take itself seriously and made it very clear that it didn't.

Steven Seagal ROCKS in this for sure...very, VERY funny, and I agree with DJS that he actually did resemble a drug Cartel type somehow.