Mambo italiano
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Generally favorable reviews- based on 19 Ratings
- Starring: Ginette Reno, Luke Kirby, Paul Sorvino, Peter Miller
- Summary: Adapted from the successful play by the same name, the movie explores further the subtleties and complexities of a quintessential Italian family -- a family straddling the cultures, traditions, and mores of the old and new worlds. (Samuel Goldwyn Films)
- Director: Émile Gaudreault
- Genre(s): Drama, Comedy
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Positive: 5 out of 26
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Mixed: 15 out of 26
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Negative: 6 out of 26
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This is feel-good filmmaking, to be sure, but the culture clash here is more than a meaningless vehicle for fizzy wish fulfillment. The not-unpleasant result is hearty Italian fare with the half-life of Chinese takeout.
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60Lacks sparkle, and finally tips its gallery of colourful protagonists into the realm of caricature.
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60Beneath the heavy accents, wild gesticulating, slaps to the head and garish flocked wallpaper, there's an awful lot of heart.
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38This film might have been daringly funny 10 years ago, even with its broadest elements intact. Now it's comfortable as old slippers and unthreatening as a sleeping kitten.
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Positive: 9 out of 14
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Mixed: 2 out of 14
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Negative: 3 out of 14
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