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Name: The Machine
Released: 2023-5-26
Cast: Bert Kreischer, Mark Hamill, Jimmy Tatro, Iva Babic, Robert Maaser

The Machine

R
1h 52m
2023

32%

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Bert Kreischer rose to fame as a stand-up comedian known as The Machine, and in his signature set he recounts his true experience with Russian mobsters while on a booze-soaked college trip. Now, 23 years later, that trip has come back to haunt him as he and his estranged father (Mark Hamill) are kidnapped back to Russia by the mob to atone for something they say he did. Together, Bert and his father must retrace the steps of his younger self (Jimmy Tatro) in the midst of a war within a sociopathic crime family, all while attempting to find common ground in their often fraught relationship.

Director:

Peter Atencio

Producer:

Peter Atencio, Judi Marmel, Cale Boyter, LeeAnn Kreischer, Bert Kreischer

Writer:

Kevin Biegel, Scotty Landes

Cast:

Bert Kreischer, Mark Hamill, Jimmy Tatro, Iva Babic, Robert Maaser, Rita Bernard-Shaw, Amelie Child Villiers, Martyn Ford

EXTRAS

Locked video

Bert's Big Bash

15 MIN

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Bert, Bruised & Brawlin': The Action of The Machine

7 MIN

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Outtakes & Bloopers

2 MIN

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The Making of The Machine

8 MIN

Rotten Tomatoes® Score

TOMATOMETER®

32%

Critics Consensus: A sloppily lifeless movie that's strictly for hardcore Bert Kreischer fans, The Machine is broken beyond repair.

Reviews

InSession Film

Zach Youngs

There are enough laugh out loud one liners that the film isn’t utterly unwatchable. The Machine wants to be the kind of phenomenon that people talk about and word of mouth spreads, but it just doesn’t have the legs the original viral video had.

I’m afraid anyone who isn’t already indoctrinated into the world of Bert “The Machine” Kreischer will struggle to find entry via this movie, which is too long, too stupid and not nearly as funny as it thinks it is.

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Fat Guys at the Movies

Kevin Carr

On brand with Kresicher’s stand-up persona, the film pulls some punches but manages a workable story and some laugh-out-loud moments.

Look, "The Machine" doesn’t break the mold in terms of how Bert goes from the worst dad to a better human, but it’s entertaining and possesses quite a few surprises thanks to the structure, editing, performances, and action.

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OurQuadCities / WHBF-TV (Illinois)

Linda Cook

'The Machine' works as a comedy ... sometimes.

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