Mad About Mambo
Metascore
41 out of 100

Mixed or average reviews - based on 6 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1 out of 6
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 6
  3. Negative: 1 out of 6
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  1. Mr. Showbiz
    Reviewed by: Cody Clark
    67
    Mad About Mambo's steps may be as familiar as the hokeypokey, but there's just enough gusto in the execution to make it a guilty pleasure.
  2. TV Guide
    Reviewed by: Maitland McDonagh
    50
    This genial little picture, which has been kicking around for more than a year, doesn't have a mean bone in its body.
  3. Variety
    Reviewed by: Robert Koehler
    30
    Lacking the kind of fire and energy that the best youth movies demand, leads Ash and Russell display skills better tuned to the small screen.
  4. Seattle Post-Intelligencer
    Reviewed by: Sean Axmaker
    50
    Splashy and sweetly romantic, if hopelessly unimaginative.
  5. Film.com
    Reviewed by: John Hartl
    50
    (Ash and Russell) generate just enough tension to keep the audience interested.
  6. Film.com
    Reviewed by: Robert Horton
    40
    Everything about the movie is fine and dandy and dull.

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User Score
9.3 out of 10

Universal acclaim- based on 52 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 39 out of 41
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 41
  3. Negative: 1 out of 41
  1. FredK
    10
    To all those who dismiss this lovely film, get a life.
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