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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

33%

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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®

33%

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

Reviews

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.

August 15, 2023

FULL REVIEW

OurQuadCities / WHBF-TV (Illinois)

Linda Cook

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

Nothing about this comedy should’ve worked and it definitely shouldn’t have ended up being as entertaining as it actually is, but here is one of those rare success stories where a little movie plays to its strengths and comes out on top.

June 6, 2023

FULL REVIEW

Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews

Dennis Schwartz

A so/so comedy/action film.

June 2, 2023

FULL REVIEW